Given the enormity of the catastrophe that could befall Africa should the continent experience a full-scale outbreak of the epidemic, we deem it necessary to address the African Union on a number of urgent issues....
The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa www.ituc-africa.org) joins the African peoples in commemorating Africa Human Rights Day under the theme “Human and peoples’ rights and the COVID-19 pandemic: protecting rights for building back better”.
The welfare of migrant workers is a concern for the network of the Trade Union Organisations for the Defence of Migrant Workers Rights (Rosyd-Tm), of which Csa Benin, Cgtb, Cosi-Benin, Unstb, Cspib and Csub are members.
According to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), The COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest challenge we have faced since the Second World War. Although it has its origins in the health sphere, its economic impact will be felt for several years on the world economy and especially for (...)
Early this year, on the 18th February 2020 to be specific The national labour centre, namely BFTU and BOFEPUSU on behalf of workers and Government (state party) and Business Botswana as the Employers Organization, together and each appended our signatures to a memorandum of Understanding (...)
Workers and Trade Unions around the world are commemorating this year’s World Decent Work Day with the theme: “A New Social Contract for Recovery and Resilience”, in the midst of the devastating effect of the novel Covid-19 on jobs, health and economies of the world. The novel Covid-19 (...)