Democratic Organization of African Workers' Trade Unions

DOAWTU/ODSTA

Democratic Organization of African Workers' Trade Unions
Organisation Démocratique Syndicale des Travailleurs Africains
Merged into	African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation
Founded	February 22, 1993
Dissolved	2007
Headquarters	Lomé, Togo
Location	Africa
Members	35 unions in 29 Countries
Key people	Toolsyraj Benedyn, president Akouete B. Adrien, general secretary
Affiliations	World Confederation of Labour
Website	www.odsta.org

The Democratic Organization of African Workers' Trade Unions (DOAWTU) was a regional organisation of the World Confederation of Labour (WCL).

The WCL's first regional organisation in Africa was the Pan-African Workers' Congress, founded in 1956, ^[1] which merged into the Organisation of African Trade Union Unity in 1973. ^[2]

The DOAWTU was founded in 1993, with headquarters in Lome. By 2005, it had a membership of 35 unions in 29 countries, and supported eight industrial federations. ^[3] In 2007, the federation merged with the ICFTU African Regional Organisation, forming the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation. ^[4]

Pan-African federations

The eight Pan-African industrial federations were: ^[3]

• Fédération Panafricaine des Travailleurs de l’Industrie (FPTI)
• Fédération Panafricaine des Syndicats des Services Publics (FPSSP)
• Fédération Panafricaine des Travailleurs de l’Agriculture et de l’Alimentation (FEPATAA)
• Fédération Panafricaine des Syndicats de l’Education (FEPASE)
• Fédération Panafricaine des Employés (FPE)
• Fédération Panafricaine des Travailleurs du Transport (FPTT)
• Fédération Panafricaine des Travailleurs du Textile et de l'Habillement (FPTTH)
• Fédération Panafricaine des travailleurs de la Construction et du Bois (FPTCB)

Leadership

Presidents

1995: Fernand Kikongi

2003: Toolsyraj Benedyn

General Secretaries

1993: Eugene Akpemado

1990s: Adrien Akouété

References

1. Coldrick, Percy; Jones, Philip (1979). The International Directory of the Trade Union Movement. New York: Facts on File. p. 246. ISBN   0871963744.
2. van der Velden, Sjaak (2021). Historical Dictionary of Organized Labor. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   9781538134610.
3. ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN   0-9543811-5-7.
4. "Trade unions urged to close ranks". Ghana Web. 27 November 2007.

External links

• www.odsta.org