Labour news from Africa
South Africa
Spotlight interview with Khulile Nkushubana (CONSAWU – South Africa) 2009-07-04 [ITUC] Doctors Urged to End Strike, Return to Strained Rural Hospitals 2009-07-04 [Business Day]
2010 Organising Committee to meet unions over planned construction strike 2009-07-03 [Engineering News]
Algeria
Compass European Workers Council backs Algerian workers ActNOW! 2009-06-23 [Compass EWC] This week / Cette semaine ActNOW! 2009-06-21 [UnionBook]
Invited by SNAPAP ActNOW! 2009-06-11 [UnionBook]
Angola
Labour Disputes Dominate Complaints in Ombuds Office 2009-06-10 [ANGOP] Public Works Ministry Guarantees Over 200,000 Jobs 2009-05-28 [Angola Press]
Cabinda representatives at petrochemical trade-union congress 2009-03-20 [ANGOP]
Benin
Gov’t, union talks stuck over increment levels 2008-09-24 [African Press Agency] Trade unions call stoppage to demand govt funds for election 2006-01-25 [IRIN]
Trade unions call stoppage to demand government funds for election 2006-01-25 [UN IRIN]
Botswana
Manual Workers’ Union threatens action over unreleased report 2009-06-17 [The Standard] BFTU Meets to 'Reign In' Radibe 2009-05-28 [Mmegi]
'Namola Leuba' Workers Complain of 'Wages Cut' 2009-05-21 [Mmegi]
Burkina Faso
Women at the stone quarry in Pissy 2008-10-11 [BWI] Air traffic controllers in Niger and Burkina Faso face suspension, replacement and even detention 2008-09-07 [ITF]
Strikers Demand Pay Increase, Protest Rising Prices 2008-05-22 [VoA]
Burundi
Doctors suspend emergency aid over pay 2009-05-11 [Reuters] Striking health workers resume duties 2008-12-28 [Afrol]
Government, health officials seek to resolve strike 2008-12-02 [IRIN]
Cameroon
CAMRAIL strike called off: Trains gain the rails once more 2008-11-18 [Cameroon RTV] Cameroon kidnap of 10 crewmen 'a gangster act' 2008-11-08 [ITF]
Kidnap of ten crew members 'a gangster act' 2008-11-07 [ITF]
Verde
Chad
Teachers’ trade union threatens to go on strike 2009-01-12 [APA] Chad: root causes of conflict still unresolved 2008-02-11 [ITUC]
Root Causes of Instability and Conflict Still Unresolved 2008-02-08 [ITUC]
Comoros
Teachers strike over non-payment of salaries 2004-06-29 [UN IRIN] Anjouan Doctors Strike Over "Deplorable" Conditions 2001-09-17 [IRIN]
Unions in Three-day Strike 2001-03-25 [PANA]
Congo
Cote Divoire
Dock workers at Ivory Coast’s port of Abidjan call off 15 day strike 2009-06-17 [Bloomberg] Cocoa Shipments From Abidjan Halted by Strike 2009-06-10 [Bloomberg]
President Gbagbo Steps Into Bouygues Dispute 2009-04-06 [ICEM]
Djibouti
Arrests of trade union officials 2006-04-07 [ICFTU] What are the authorities hiding? 2006-04-05 [ICFTU]
Arrests of independent trade union leaders continue 2006-03-15 [ICFTU]
Egypt
See no strikes, hear no strikes, report no strikes 2009-07-02 [Menassat] Labor rights group criticizes restrictions on trade unions 2009-07-02 [Daily News Egypt]
Journalist prevented from covering Tanta factory strike 2009-07-02 [Daily News Egypt]
Equatorial
Eritrea
Workers' Confederation holds meeting on assessing bilateral cooperation with the Italian trade union 2008-11-21 [Shabait] After more than two years' imprisonment without ever being charged imprisoned Eritrean union leaders released 2007-08-07 [IUF]
May Day marked across nation with enthusiasm 2007-05-02 [Shabait]
Ethiopia
Court tells Central Bank to stop anti-labor union 'nuisance actions' 2009-06-26 [Addis Fortune] Govt attacks on teachers' union 2009-06-22 [TUC]
Confederation of Ethiopian Trade Unions building capacity of female workers 2009-05-28 [Walta Info]
Gabon
Teachers strike 2009-05-26 [AFP] Health workers’ strike “has cost lives” 2009-04-10 [UN IRIN]
Oil strike continues into 2nd day, impact limited 2008-10-28 [Reuters]
Gambia
ITUC and IFJ Warn of Breaches of International Human Rights in Gambia 2009-07-04 [ITUC] TUC urges Gambian Government to stop journalists' trial 2009-07-04 [TUC]
Act against union repression in the Gambia 2009-07-04 [TUC]
Ghana
Boards for fair wages, Labour Commission inaugurated 2009-06-28 [Daily Graphic] TUC threatens strike if.... 2009-06-23 [Joy Online]
Salary Negotiations Break Down 2009-06-22 [Peace FM]
Bissau
Ivory
Kenya
Domestic workers often do more than housework 2009-05-28 [IRIN] Teachers in a fix over allowances 2009-05-22 [The Daily Nation]
Trade unions grapple with internal gender imbalance 2009-05-04 [Business Daily]
Lesotho
Workers' death toll rises in crash 2007-05-12 [IOL] Lesotho Deputy Premier snubs police labour forum 2006-11-07 [andnetwork.com]
Unclaimed pension money a ray of hope for many 2006-04-21 [UN IRIN]
Liberia
Rubber Workers Strike Again 2009-06-19 [Tire Review] Workers Union of Liberia Petroleum Refining Company backs management 2009-05-27 [Daily Observer]
Labour Ministry Certfies FLIWUL as Bargaining Rep for ArcelorMittal Workers 2009-05-04 [ICEM]
Libya
Overseas Filipino workers offered jobs; Libya needs 16,000 workers 2009-05-11 [Tempo] Strong Libya job market lures Maghreb workers 2009-04-05 [Magharebia]
Mass migrant expulsions are illegal 2008-01-21 [glabour writers]
Madagascar
Bank strike ups pressure on Madagascar leader 2009-04-08 [ReliefWeb] Call for a Lasting Democratic Solution to the Political and Social Crisis 2009-03-30 [ITUC]
Legislation hinders the exercise of the right to freedom of association 2008-04-04 [BWI]
Malawi
Rubber Workers Rise in Protest 2009-01-31 [indianmalaysian.com] Postal staff strike over pensions 2008-12-20 [The Nation]
Water back in LL as board staff end strike 2008-12-20 [The Nation]
Mali
Mali's railways must be renationalised and rebuilt under popular control 2008-09-15 [RMT Bristol] General strike grips Mali 2007-06-28 [IOL]
General strike grips Mali 2007-06-28 [IOL]
Mauritania
Slavery still weighs heavily on Mauritanian society despite ban 2009-02-04 [Magharebia] Former slaves struggle in new home 2009-01-16 [UN IRIN]
The Ultimatum Imposing Sanctions on Military Junta Must Be Respected 2008-11-21 [ITUC]
Mauritius
TUs threaten islandwide strike 2009-05-22 [Le Defi] GSA organises a one-day workshop 2009-04-30 [BWI]
CMWEU mobilises for IWMD 2009-04-29 [BWI]
Morocco
New ITUC Report on Respect for Core Labour Standards in Morocco 2009-06-24 [ITUC] Crew wins wage case after three years 2009-06-10 [MGN]
A Look At Women's Rights 5 Years After Reforms 2009-06-10 [Huffington Post]
Mozambique
1,500 Jobs Lost in Timber Industry in Nacala 2009-06-19 [AIM] Financial Crisis Not Leading to Mass Sackings - Trade Union 2009-05-24 [AIM]
Anti-Poverty Battle Can Only Be Won With Workers' Participation 2009-05-02 [AIM]
Namibia
NUMW Slams ‘Obese’ Salaries 2009-07-02 [The New Era] GIPF Strike Finally Over 2009-06-30 [The New Era]
Swanu Wants 2009-06-15 [The New Era]
Niger
Workers to Begin Mass Strike For Better Pay 2009-06-27 [VoA] Thousands Strike In Niger Against President - Union 2009-06-25 [NASDAQ]
Niger: Democracy Under Threat 2009-06-15 [ITUC]
Nigeria
Call Off Strike, PPA Appeals to ASUU 2009-07-03 [allAfrica] Delta College Of Physical Education Suspends Strike 2009-07-03 [Leadership]
Eghagha urges striking College of Education workers to resume 2009-07-02 [The Vanguard]
Rwanda
International Labour Day Viewed Differently 2009-05-05 [The New Times] Labour Party Embarks On Workers' Protection 2009-04-30 [The New Times]
Know your rights at workplace employees told 2009-03-11 [All Africa]
Sao Tome
Senegal
Sonatel unions threaten strike 2009-04-22 [UNI] IFJ calls for investigation after Senegalese police assault two journalists 2008-06-29 [IFJ]
Tough Stand By President As Teachers Strike 2008-06-11 [Daily Nation]
Seychelles
Trade union defends women workers 2008-10-09 [African Press Agency] Crew abandoned in the Seychelles wins claim for back wages 2006-09-18 [ITF]
New labour measures to protect workers 2006-04-15 [Seychelles Nation]
Sierra Leone
Child Miners: Legacy of Conflict 2009-05-09 [Inter-Press Service] IFJ condemns strip humiliation of women journalists in Seirra Leone 2009-02-14 [IFJ]
Skills and Construction Unions to Merge in Sierra Leone 2009-02-04 [Awareness Times]
Somalia
Gunmen in Somalia have killed the director of influential Radio Shabelle. 2009-06-08 [BBC] Unions 1, Pirates 0: Seafarers Thank their Union in Fighting Pirates 2009-04-25 [SEIU]
IFJ opposes call for news blackout on Somalia 2009-02-08 [IFJ]
Swaziland
I have been harassed, arrested, receiving death threats - union leader tells ILO conference 2009-06-15 [Times of Swaziland] Union takes SPTC to court 2009-05-28 [The Swazi Observer]
Wild cat strike at Swazi Post and Telecommunications declared illegal 2009-05-27 [Swazi Observer]
Sudan
Trade Unions, political parties in Jordan protest al-Bashir arrest warrant 2009-03-06 [DPA] Lack of opportunities forces children into work 2009-01-23 [UN IRIN]
Sea Ports Trade Union Rejects Privatization of Port Sudan Harbour 2009-01-20 [Sudan Vision Daily]
Tanzania
Govt keen to decide on wages for workers 2009-04-19 [The Citizen] Disillusionment with Tanzania Union of Industries and Commercial Workers leaders causes thousands to threaten to form new union 2009-03-08 [This Day]
Gov concerns about rampant mistreatment of employees in tourist hotels 2009-03-03 [The Citizen]
Togo
Workers in Togo tap into the mainstream to promote HIV awareness 2009-02-20 [ITF] How to improve a “worst form of labour” 2008-12-31 [UN IRIN]
Health workers call off their planned strike 2008-12-20 [APA]
Tunisia
IFJ calls for unity and welcomes reconcilliation attempts as Tunisian journalists debate union crisis 2009-07-02 [IFJ] Journalists union crisis threatens national press 2009-05-17 [Magharebia]
IFJ Condemns Orchestrated Campaign Against Union of Journalists in Tunisia 2009-05-13 [IFJ]
Uganda
Sheraton workers sign rights agreement 2009-06-17 [The Independent] Trade Unions Get Chinese Support 2009-05-09 [New Vision]
Labour Minister appeals for new judge to handle the backlog of workers' complaints and disputes in the Industrial Court 2009-04-30 [New Vision]
Western Sahara
French trade union accuses Morocco of repression in Western Sahara 2008-02-29 [dpa]
Zambia
Health Workers Charged After Strike 2009-07-04 [allAfrica] ZCTU opposed to liberalisation of ZAMTEL international gateway 2009-07-04 [Lusaka Times]
Nine Health Workers Dismissed 2009-07-04 [Times of Zambia]
Zimbabwe
ZCTU critical of civic society partners over constitution-making process 2009-07-04 [Zimbabwe Independent] ZCTU blasts MPs’ decision over vehicles 2009-07-04 [The Herald]
Civil Servants to Get Salaries 2009-07-04 [Zimbabwe Independent]
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