ITUC-Africa

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ITUC Africa
ITUC Regional Organisation for Africa
Founded2007
HeadquartersLome, Togo
Location
Members
15 million (2004)
Key people
Kwasi Adu-Amankwah, General Secretary
Affiliations ITUC
Website www.ituc-africa.org

The ITUC Regional Organisation for Africa (ITUC-Africa) is a regional organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation, representing trade unions from countries in Africa. There are 56 national trade union federations affiliated to ITUC-Africa, from 45 countries, and representing a total of 15 million workers.

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History

The organisation was founded in 2007, at a congress in Accra, with the merger of the ICFTU African Regional Organisation and the World Confederation of Labour's Democratic Organization of African Workers' Trade Union. [1]

The organisation has six main departments, handling conflict resolution, economic & social policy, education, gender & equality, HIV/AIDS, and human & trade union rights. In its own words,

ICFTU-AFRO seeks to fight poverty, unemployment and all forms of discrimination, exploitation, arbitrary unrests, detention without trial and unlawful dismissals.

Affiliates

Union federationAcronymCountry
General Centre of Independent and Free Unions of Angola CGSILAAngola
National Union of Angolan Workers UNTA-CSAngola
Botswana Federation of Trade Unions BFTUBotswana
Confédération Générale des Syndicats des Travailleurs de Madagascar FI.SE.MA.Madagasacar
Christian Confederation of Malagasy Trade Unions SEKRIMAMadagasacar
United Autonomous Unions of Madagascar USAMMadagasacar
Confédération des Syndicats des Travailleurs Malagasy Révolutionnaires FISEMAREMadagasacar
Malawi Congress of Trade Unions MCTUMalawi
Mauritius Labour Congress MLCMauritius
Mauritius Trade Union Congress MTUCMauritius
National Trade Unions Confederation NTUCMauritius
Mozambique Workers' Organization OTMMozambique
Trade Union Congress of Namibia TUCNANamibia
Trade Union Congress of Swaziland TUCOSWAeSwatini
Zambia Congress of Trade Unions ZCTUZambia
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions ZCTUZimbabwe
Confederation of South African Workers' Unions CONSAWUSouth Africa
Federation of Unions of South Africa FEDUSASouth Africa
Congress of South African Trade Unions COSATUSouth Africa
National Council of Trade Unions NACTUSouth Africa
Union Interprofessionnelle de la Réunion UIR-CFDTReunion
General Union of the Workers of São Tomé and Príncipe UGT-STPSao Tomé and Principe
National Organization of the Workers of São Tomé and Príncipe – Central Union ONTSTP-CSSao Tomé and Principe
Confederation of Cameroon Trade Unions CSTCCameroon
Union of Free Trade Unions of Cameroon USLCCameroon
General Confederation of Free Workers of Cameroon CSACCameroon
Confédération Syndicale des Travailleurs de Centrafrique CSTCCentral African Republic
General Union of Central African Workers USTCCentral African Republic
National Confederation of Central African Workers CNTCCentral African Republic
Free Confederation of Chadian Workers CLTTChad
Union of Trade Unions of Chad USTChad
Congolese Trade Union Confederation CSCRepublic of the Congo
Confédération des Syndicats Libres Autonomes du Congo COSYLACRepublic of the Congo
Democratic Confederation of Labour CDTDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Union Nationale des Travailleurs du Congo UNTCDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Confédération Syndicale du Congo CSCDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Confédération Gabonaise des Syndicats Libres CGSLGabon
Confédération Syndicale Gabonaise COSYGAGabon
Confederation of Trade Unions of Burundi COSYBUBurundi
Trade Union Confederation of Burundi CSBBurundi
Confédération des Travailleurs et travailleuses de Comores CTTCComoros
Union of Djibouti Workers UDTDjibouti
National Confederation of Eritrean Workers NCEWEritrea
Confederation of Ethiopian Trade Unions CETUEthiopia
Central Organization of Trade Unions COTU (K)Kenya
Trade Union Centre of Workers of Rwanda CESTRARRwanda
Seychelles Federation of Workers' Unions SFWUSeychelles
Federation of Somali Trade Unions FESTUSomalia
South Sudan Workers Trade Union Federation SSWTUFSouth Sudan
Trade Union Congress of Tanzania TUCTATanzania
Zanzibar Trade Union Congress ZATUCTanzania
National Organization of Trade Unions NOTUUganda
Centrale des Syndicats Autonomes du Bénin CSABenin
Union Nationale des Syndicats des Travailleurs du Bénin UNSTBBenin
Confédération des organisations syndicales indépendantes du Bénin COSIBenin
General Confederation of the Workers of Benin CGTBBenin
Centrale de syndicats du privé et de l’informel du Bénin CSIPBBenin
Confédération Syndicale Burkinabé CSBBurkina Faso
Confédération Nationale des Travailleurs Burkinabé CNTBBurkina Faso
Organisation Nationale des Syndicats Libres ONSLBurkina Faso
Union Syndicale des Travailleurs du Burkina Faso USTBBurkina Faso
União Nacional dos Trabalhadores de Cabo Verde – Central Sindical UNTC-CSCabo Verde
Centrale des Syndicats Libres de Côte d'Ivoire DIGNITECôte d'Ivoire
Union Générale des Travailleurs de Côte d'Ivoire UGTCICôte d'Ivoire
Federation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Ivory Coast FESACICôte d'Ivoire
Centrale Syndicale Humanisme CSHCôte d'Ivoire
Gambia Workers' Confederation GWCGambia
Ghana Federation of Labour GFLGhana
Trades Union Congress of Ghana TUCGhana
Confédération Nationale de Travailleurs de Guinée CNTGGuinea
Organisation Nationale des Syndicats Libres de Guinée ONSLGGuinea
Union Syndicale des Travailleurs de Guinée USTGGuinea
Union Nationale des Travailleurs de Guinée Bissau UNTGBGuinea-Bissau
Liberia Labour Congress LLCLiberia
Confédération Syndicale des Travailleurs du Mali CSTMMali
Union Nationale des Travailleurs du Mali UNTMMali
Democratic Confederation of Workers of Niger CDTNNiger
Confédération Nigérienne du Travail CNTNiger
Union des Syndicats des Travailleurs du Niger USTNNiger
Nigeria Labour Congress NLCNigeria
Confédération des Syndicats Autonomes du Sénégal CSASenegal
Union Nationale des Syndicats Autonomes du Sénégal UNSASSenegal
Democratic Union of Senegalese Workers UDTSSenegal
National Confederation of Senegalese Workers CNTSSenegal
Confédération nationale des travailleurs du Sénégal – Forces du changement CNTS-FCSenegal
Central Confederation of Trade Unions CCOTUSierra Leone
Sierra Leone Labour Congress SLLCSierra Leone
Confédération syndicale des travailleurs du Togo CSTTTogo
Union Nationale des Syndicats Indépendants du Togo UNSITTogo
Confédération Nationale des Travailleurs du Togo CNTTTogo
Union Général des Syndicats Libres UGSLTogo
Union Générale des Travailleurs Algériens UGTAAlgeria
Confédération Générale des Travailleurs de Mauritanie CGTMMauritania
Confédération Libre des Travailleurs de Mauritanie CLTMMauritania
Union des Travailleurs de Mauritanie UTMMauritania
Confédération Nationale des Travailleurs de Mauritanie CNTMMauritania
Democratic Confederation of Labour CDTMorocco
Union Générale des Travailleurs du Maroc UGTMMorocco
Union Marocaine du Travail UMTMorocco
Union Générale Tunisienne du Travail UGTTTunisia

Leadership

General Secretaries

2007: Kwasi Adu-Amankwah

Presidents

2007: Mody Guiro

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