Gambia Workers' Confederation

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GWC
Gambia Workers' Confederation
Founded1985
Headquarters Banjul, the Gambia
Location
Key people
Pa Moudou K.B. Faal, secretary general
Affiliations ITUC

The Gambia Workers' Confederation is a trade union centre in The Gambia. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation.

History

The Gambia Worker's Confederation was founded in 1985 with M.E. Jallow as its first secretary general, notably the secretary general of the banned, Gambia Workers' Union. [1] The next secretary general was Pa Moudo Faal. [1]

ICTUR reports that secretary general Pa Moudou K.B. Faal was arrested by the National Investigation Agency in both December 1996 and April 1997 when he planned to travel abroad. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Hughes, Arnold; Perfect, David (1989). "Trade Unionism in the Gambia". African Affairs. 88 (353): 549–572. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a098216. ISSN   0001-9909. JSTOR   723036.
  2. Trade unions of the world (6th ed.). London [U.K.]: John Harper Pub. 2005. ISBN   0-9551144-2-X. OCLC   124095662.