Labour news from Africa
South Africa
American union SEIU backs Coke strikers 2010-02-09 [iAfrica] USA's SEIU union supports actions of South Africa's Coca-Cola strikers 2010-02-09 [Times Live]
COSATU, the President and Shilowa 2010-02-09 [COSATU]
Algeria
After 56 days, British Gas hunger striker, Meryem Mehdi, harassed by police 2010-02-08 [SNAPAP] Strike ends at ArcelorMittal Algeria plant - union 2010-01-22 [Reuters]
Steelworker strike over after eight days 2010-01-22 [RFI]
Angola
Increase of unionised women's nucleus recommended 2009-10-01 [Angola Press] Trade union wants domestic workers recruitment process regularised 2009-10-01 [Angola Press]
Labour Dispute Section Judges 24 Cases in First Quarter 2009-07-20 [Angola Press]
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
Mine Workers Union seeks intervention by President's office 2010-02-08 [Standard] Railyways seeks to thwart workers' attempt to unionise 2010-01-26 [Mmegi]
Diamond Trading Company and Union deadlocked in negotiations 2010-01-14 [Botswana Gazette]
Burkina Faso
2 buildings under construction collapsed in Ouagadougou: 3 workers dead and several injured 2009-08-14 [BWI] 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]
Burundi
University teachers embark on strike 2009-07-28 [Afrique en ligne] Doctors suspend emergency aid over pay 2009-05-11 [Reuters]
Striking health workers resume duties 2008-12-28 [Afrol]
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
25 members of Occupational Health and Safety Committees trained in N'Djamena 2009-11-29 [BWI] Teachers’ trade union threatens to go on strike 2009-01-12 [APA]
Chad: root causes of conflict still unresolved 2008-02-11 [ITUC]
Comoros
Teachers strike over non-payment of salaries 2004-06-29 [UN IRIN]
Congo
Cote Divoire
Cocoa Workers Union Ends Strike 2009-10-22 [FlexNews] UNI celebrates the World Day for Decent Work 2009-10-12 [UNI]
UNI celebrates the World Day for Decent Work 2009-10-12 [UNI]
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
Fmr. Israeli Ambassador to Egypt critical of journalists union 2010-02-09 [Bikya Masr] Tanta Flax workers protest before ministers' council 2010-02-09 [Al Masry Al Youm]
Journalist faces union suspension for contact with Israel 2010-02-05 [Gulf News]
Equatorial
Eritrea
Three mine workers shot dead in Eritrea 2009-10-11 [Reuters] 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]
Ethiopia
Solidarity with Ethiopia's teachers 2010-01-28 [Talking Union] Banking Federation to Meet with Dashen Board over “Dismissals” 2010-01-26 [Addis Fortune]
IFJ Africa Welcomes Ethiopia’s 'Fresh Start' for Press Freedom 2010-01-24 [IFJ]
Gabon
Gabon Telecom, Libertis services back to normal – for now 2009-08-10 [TeleGeography] Teachers strike 2009-05-26 [AFP]
Health workers’ strike “has cost lives” 2009-04-10 [UN IRIN]
Gambia
Six journalists released 2009-09-08 [Amnesty International] Presidential pardon for journalists facing two years in jail 2009-09-08 [NUJ]
ITUC and IFJ Welcome Release of Journalists 2009-09-07 [ITUC]
Ghana
GPRTU calls for road toll review 2010-02-05 [GNA] TUC Boss urges women members to study Union's constitution 2010-01-28 [Peace FM Online]
TUC Boss urges women members to study Union's constitution 2010-01-28 [GNA]
Bissau
Ivory
Kenya
Strike brings chaos to Nairobi mortuary 2010-02-05 [The Daily Nation] Some employers threaten to kill their domestic worker if she talks.Spotlight interview with Albert Njeru (KUDHEIHA (1)- Kenya) 2010-01-30 [ITUC]
Patients' Agony As Hospital Staff Strike 2010-01-18 [Daily Nation]
Lesotho
Disaster if Garment Industry Lifeline Damaged 2009-08-02 [ITGLWF] Workers' death toll rises in crash 2007-05-12 [IOL]
Lesotho Deputy Premier snubs police labour forum 2006-11-07 [andnetwork.com]
Liberia
PUL Expresses Gratitude to Labour for Union Status 2010-02-01 [Liberian Daily Observer] Rubber Workers Strike Again 2009-06-19 [Tire Review]
Workers Union of Liberia Petroleum Refining Company backs management 2009-05-27 [Daily Observer]
Libya
IFJ Backs Call for Media Reforms in Libya 2009-12-21 [IFJ] 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]
Madagascar
Poverty Forces 2 Million Children into Hard Labour 2009-09-27 [Inter-Press Service] 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]
Malawi
Shoprite workers strike over racist taunts 2009-10-24 [The Southern Times] Child tobacco pickers' 'two-packs-a-day habit' 2009-08-25 [Plan]
Activists Look Askance at New Mine 2009-08-23 [IPS]
Mali
Mobilising in Defence of Migrants 2009-12-29 [Inter-Press Service] Mali's railways must be renationalised and rebuilt under popular control 2008-09-15 [RMT Bristol]
General strike grips Mali 2007-06-28 [IOL]
Mauritania
Journalist union staging sit-in and protest marches over imprisonment of colleague 2010-01-08 [VoA] Journalists union protests colleague's detention 2009-12-29 [AFP]
Spotlight interview with Mamadou Niang (CGTM-Mauritania) 2009-12-18 [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
Transit unions threaten strike over new highway laws 2010-02-01 [Magharebia] Saudi airline attempts to quash Moroccan aviation workers’ union 2010-01-22 [ITF]
IMF delegation meets with shop stewards from Sonasid/ArcelorMittal production units in Morocco 2010-01-13 [International Metalworkers Federation]
Mozambique
Security Workers On Strike in Matola 2010-01-08 [allAfrica] Union Denounces Paltry Fine Against Lethal Construction Employe 2009-11-13 [allAfrica]
Coal terminal workers return to work 2009-10-03 [Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique (Maputo) Mozambique:]
Namibia
NUNW Slams the Courts 2010-02-02 [The Namibian] Workers discuss ownership in Weatherly copper mines 2010-01-15 [New Era]
Supreme court's decision on labour brokers welcomed 2010-01-12 [Channel Africa]
Niger
Trade unions in Niger reject President's call for economic sacrifices 2010-01-14 [AFP] 24-hour general strike triggered by Niger’s seven trade union groupings 2009-12-22 [African Press Agency]
Unions call for strike 2009-12-22 [afrol News]
Nigeria
Civil Servants Threaten Indefinite Strike 2010-02-08 [This Day] Energy Unions Strike ExxonMobil over Sackings of Casuals 2010-02-08 [ICEM]
Tertiary Institutions Vow To Continue Strike 2010-02-07 [Leadership Nigeria]
Rwanda
Labourers at New Minijust Premises Put Tools Down Over Delayed Pay 2009-07-20 [The New Times] International Labour Day Viewed Differently 2009-05-05 [The New Times]
Labour Party Embarks On Workers' Protection 2009-04-30 [The New Times]
Sao Tome
Senegal
Spotlight interview with N’diouga WADE (CNTS-Sénégal – National Confederation of Senegalese Workers) 2009-12-18 [ITUC] Sonatel unions threaten strike 2009-04-22 [UNI]
IFJ calls for investigation after Senegalese police assault two journalists 2008-06-29 [IFJ]
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
EI sends condolences to families of shipwreck victims 2009-09-18 [EI] Rebuilding Trade Union Capacity in Sierra Leone 2009-07-09 [TUC]
Child Miners: Legacy of Conflict 2009-05-09 [Inter-Press Service]
Somalia
Puntland Crackdown Against Journalists Condemned 2009-12-29 [VoA] NUSOJ condemns arrest of VOA Journalist 2009-12-29 [Horseed Media]
IFJ deplores upsurge of attacks against journalists and media houses in Somalia 2009-11-17 [IFJ]
Swaziland
Court assessors engage in strike action 2010-02-09 [The Observer] Ex-Sappi employees strike gold 2010-02-06 [The Observer]
Swazi transport union wins agreement on recruitment 2010-01-30 [ITF]
Sudan
'WASA workers meet Manning' 2009-08-07 [Trinidad Newsday] 'Steel workers, families march through Pt Lisas ' 2009-07-28 [Trinidad Express]
Trade Unions, political parties in Jordan protest al-Bashir arrest warrant 2009-03-06 [DPA]
Tanzania
Minister Dismisses Teacher Union Strike Threat 2010-01-27 [The Citizen] Bid to revive Tanzanian union 2010-01-12 [Journalism.co.za]
Union Congress ( TUCTA) Slams Suspension of 'Guardian' Journalist 2010-01-12 [The Citizen]
Togo
Spotlight on Claudine Akakpo (CSTT- Togo) 2010-01-07 [ITUC] 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]
Tunisia
UGTT Executive Board's consideration message to Head of State 2010-01-26 [ISRIA] IFJ Condemns 'Sham' Trial of Journalist as European Parliament Holds Hearing on Tunisia 2010-01-22 [IFJ]
President Ben Ali's message to UGTT Secretary-General 2010-01-19 [ISRIA]
Uganda
Flower Firm Workers Strike Over Salary 2010-01-31 [The Monitor] Combating AIDS through workplace action 2010-01-12 [TUC]
NOTU starts HIV program for workers 2009-11-27 [New Vision]
Western Sahara
French trade union accuses Morocco of repression in Western Sahara 2008-02-29 [dpa]
Zambia
China-owned Copper Mine In Zambia Suspends Miners For Sabotage 2010-02-06 [Dow Jones] After miners gassed Chinese-owned copper mine suspends 200 workers 2010-02-06 [Steel Guru]
Union agrees pay rises with mining firms 2010-02-02 [Reuters]
Zimbabwe
Trial of Deputy Agricultural Minister postponed due to civil service strike 2010-02-09 [Zim Online] Striking workers lay additional demands 2010-02-09 [Zimbabwe Times]
Civil servants strike forces postponement of Bennett trial 2010-02-09 [SW Radio Africa]
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