The contemporary African trade union movement draws inspiration from the great and heroic struggles waged by earlier generations, their resilience and the gains of rights of freedom of association, collective bargaining, improved conditions of employment including better wages, health and safety at work, employment security, maternity rights, pension rights and others. These rights today are under relentless attack from neoliberal forces that threaten to condemn the majority of Africans to insecurity and precarious working and living conditions.