Labour news from Africa
South Africa
SAMWU CEC joins protest to defend COSATU and the working class 2012-05-16 [SAMWU] Democratic Alliance protesters clash with COSATU workers on supporting a youth wage subsidy 2012-05-16 [AJ]
Gauteng Post Office workers will down tools in a bid to force the SA Post Office to terminate contracts with labour brokers 2012-05-16 [The Sowetan]
Algeria
Algeria - government repression of the autonomous trade union movement 2012-04-24 [PSI] 40 contract teachers arrested during union protest 2012-02-28 [ITUC]
Compass Algeria - IUF and company agree settlement 2012-01-18 [IUF]
Angola
Relief continues to elude Indian workers 2012-05-15 [DNA] Over 1000 guest workers from India who went on strike now being held hostage by their employer 2012-05-14 [India Today]
Unions welcome potential organising opportunities as Angola transport developments continue 2011-10-30 [ITF]
Benin
Teachers strike 2012-03-27 [ITUC] Customs Workers to Protest Anti-Strike Measure, Union Says 2011-09-26 [Bloomberg]
Health sector workers to end strike 2011-02-03 [Afrique en ligne]
Botswana
Axed Debswana employees back in court 2012-05-09 [The Gazette] Ipelegeng will never release people from poverty - Mhotsha 2012-05-06 [Mmegi]
Unions need to take political stand 2012-05-02 [The Gazette]
Burkina Faso
Labor Union Threatens Protests Over Prices, Wages 2011-05-02 [Bloomberg] 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]
Burundi
Unions vow to strike over rising cost of living 2012-03-17 [The East African] IFJ Joins African Journalists’ Call for Release of Journalist on Treason Charges in Burundi 2011-04-14 [IFJ]
Magistrates' strike paralyses justice system 2011-02-19 [Afrique en ligne]
Cameroon
Spate of Trade Union Rights Violations 2012-02-14 [ITUC] Syndicate of transporters refute allegation of a planed strike 2011-10-03 [CRTV]
The hard knock life of the child quarry worker 2011-08-07 [Radio Netherlands]
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
Government wage bill ballooning 2011-04-11 [UN IRIN]
Congo
Cote Divoire
ILO condemns continued detention of jailed Ivory Coast union leader Basile Mahan Gahé 2012-04-11 [IUF] ITUC calls for immediate release of Basile Mahan Gahé 2011-07-12 [ITUC]
Basile Mahan Gahé union leader still held under harsh conditions - Act Now! 2011-07-12 [IUF]
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
Long awaited cap on maximum wage to come into place in July 2012-05-14 [Ahram Online] The labour activist who is a candidate for Egyptian President - but he is unlikely to win in the elections 2012-05-13 [Al-Ahram Weekly]
Governor orders investigation of worker who praised Mubarak 2012-05-11 [Egypt Independent]
Equatorial
Eritrea
IFJ Joins FAJ Press Freedom Day Call for Release of Journalists in Eritrea 2011-05-04 [IFJ] Union Striving to Promote Workers Safety and Health 2010-09-23 [Shabait]
Western Mining Companies and Slave Labor in Eritrea 2010-04-21 [Asmarino Independent]
Ethiopia
IFJ Backs Global Call for Dismissal of Terror Charges against Journalists in Ethiopia 2011-10-20 [IFJ] Court Extends Ethiopian’s Labour Dispute Hearing 2011-09-06 [Addis Fortune]
Labour Board Summons CEO over Ethiopian Airlines Dispute 2011-08-16 [Addis Fortune]
Gabon
Union deal on oil labour dispute 2011-11-10 [Reuters] Gabon Oil Union Seeks to Oust Illegal Workers With Strike 2011-11-04 [Bloomberg]
il union plans strike over expat labour row 2011-10-26 [Reuters]
Gambia
Drop 'Bogus Charges' against Gambian Journalists' Leader, Says IFJ 2011-07-26 [IFJ] Grave Labour Rights Violations in Gambia 2010-09-16 [ITUC]
Workers’ union elects new executive 2010-06-21 [Today.GM]
Ghana
Health Services Workers Union makes inroads in Ghana 2012-05-04 [JHR] Health Service workers not happy with premium rates reduction 2012-05-04 [MG]
Stay faithful to Ghana -Nana Addo urges workers 2012-05-04 [MG]
Bissau
Ivory
Kenya
Dock workers vow strike on as union fights claims of sabotage 2012-05-14 [The Nation] Govt suspends new NHIF rates as Cotu calls off strike 2012-05-08 [The Business Daily]
Sarajevo Project Workers On Strike 2012-05-08 [allAfrica]
Lesotho
The 'Gap kids' you won't see in the adverts 2010-11-04 [The Independent] POPCRU of South Africa continues to break new ground with the launch of Lesotho Corrections Staff Association 2010-02-25 [POPCRU]
Disaster if Garment Industry Lifeline Damaged 2009-08-02 [ITGLWF]
Liberia
One innovative journalist has found a way to get daily news and information to Liberians – with the aid of a blackboard. 2012-05-09 [AJ] Widows in Bong Mines Entreat Ellen on Husbands ‘Benefits 2012-02-15 [The Daily Observer]
No Strike At NTA...Says Managing Director 2012-02-01 [The Inquirer]
Libya
Protestor's demanding jobs shut top oil firm 2012-04-25 [Ahram Online] Soldiers protest in Benghazi demand payment of overdue wages 2012-01-06 [Reuters]
Workers at Tripoli's decaying port go on strike 2012-01-05 [Reuters]
Madagascar
solidarity message 2012-02-24 [www.ituc-africa.org] Customs Workers to Expand Strike 2011-07-05 [Bloomberg]
Union threatens strike if terms not met 2011-03-27 [WUN]
Malawi
Kayerekera workers on strike, demand 40 percent raise 2012-05-13 [Malawi Today] Civil servants postpone nationwide strike 2012-04-14 [The Times]
Civil servants to strike over pay 2012-04-02 [The Times]
Mali
BWI calls for an immediate return to constitutional rule and condemns the attack on the Labour Exchange 2012-03-27 [BWI] Teachers faced with violence in the north of the country 2012-03-27 [Education International]
ITUC-AFRICA CONDEMNS THE MILITARY COUP IN MALI 2012-03-26 [www.ituc-africa.org]
Mauritania
Low salaries force a great number of Mauritanian employees to drown in debt. 2011-12-23 [Magharebia] Journalists union praises media law reform 2011-10-12 [Magharebia]
Former Mauritanian slaves live in squalor 2011-08-15 [Magharebia]
Mauritius
For the cause of workers 2011-09-17 [Le Defi] BWI affiliate reaffirms strong Unions save lives! 2011-05-18 [BWI]
Trade Unions protest against price rise 2011-03-04 [Defimedia]
Morocco
Dockers take action in Morocco to support stranded seafarers 2012-05-11 [ITF] Moroccan dockers strike for stranded seafarers 2012-05-10 [ITF]
Jailed Moroccan News Editor Remains Defiant 2012-05-07 [Morocco Newsline]
Mozambique
Rio Tinto and Vale's poor practices exposed 2012-02-06 [Steel Guru] Building workers demand wage arrears 2011-11-10 [MENAFN]
Strike By Sugar Workers Over 2011-11-10 [AIM]
Namibia
NAC Staff to Wait for Dispute Outcome 2012-05-16 [allAfrica] NAC strike postponed to next week 2012-05-16 [The New Era]
NAC Strike Postponed to Next Week 2012-05-16 [allAfrica]
Niger
Uranium workers threaten to expand strike 2012-04-27 [Reuters] Strike halts work on Imouraren uranium mine 2012-04-26 [Reuters]
Tertiary Institutions Embark On Strike 2012-02-14 [allAfrica]
Nigeria
LASUTH health workers may strike 2012-05-16 [The Daily Times] Confusion As Planned Dockworkers Strike Is Put On Hold 2012-05-16 [allAfrica]
Health Workers Suspend Nationwide Strike 2012-05-15 [allAfrica]
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
Public stranded by fresh public transport strike 2012-01-25 [AFP] Public transport strike ends 2012-01-04 [AFP]
Travellers turn to horse-drawn carts as taxis, buses strike 2012-01-03 [AFP]
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
Temporary truce reached in iron ore mine strike 2012-04-26 [Steel Guru] Temporary Truce Reached in Sierra Leone Mine Strike, Quelling Violence Against Contract Workers 2012-04-25 [ICEM]
Unions get organised 2011-11-02 [TUC]
Somalia
Comment on EU Navfor attack on pirate equipment 2012-05-15 [ITF] Union welcomes support for independent inquiry into journalist’s murder 2012-02-08 [NUJ]
Freedom of Press in Danger Journalist shot dead in Mogadishu 2012-02-01 [ITUC]
Swaziland
Teachers strike now set for June 6 -7 2012-05-15 [The Observer] Union to ‘block all imports’ 2012-05-14 [The Independent]
Buses, kombis call 12-day strike 2012-05-10 [The Observer]
Sudan
More than 20 Chinese road builders have been captured by rebels in Sudan 2012-01-30 [Washington Post] Minister Meets Representatives of Oil Workers' Union 2012-01-06 [Sudan Vision]
Workers Threaten Strike in North Darfur 2011-12-20 [Radio Dabanga (Hilversum) ]
Tanzania
TAZARA chief pleads with workers 2012-05-15 [The Times] Local workers need protection against foreign employers 2012-05-04 [Daily News]
TAZARA strike bites 2012-04-26 [The Times]
Togo
Declaration on the Right to Universal Social Protection on the occasion of International Women’s Day, 8th March 2012 By StreetNet International, ITUC- Africa, Public Services International and Trade Union Centres of Togo 2012-03-26 [www.ituc-africa.org] Trade unions strengthening public services 2011-11-15 [PSI]
Health workers threaten strike Wednesday 2011-06-22 [Afrique en ligne]
Tunisia
Tunisair workers threaten to strike 2012-05-15 [ATW] Tunisair Workers Affiliated with GCTT Announce Strike 2012-05-11 [Tunisia Live]
546 Tunisians hired as guest workers going abroad in 1st 4 months of 2012 2012-05-11 [TAP]
Uganda
Teachers’ union rules out strike as new term begins 2012-05-14 [The Daily Monitor] Informal sector workers: sheep without shepherd 2012-05-02 [The Monitor]
Govt to release sh25b for teachers SACCO 2012-01-30 [New Vision]
Western Sahara
French trade union accuses Morocco of repression in Western Sahara 2008-02-29 [dpa]
Zambia
Unions call for adherence to labour laws 2012-04-30 [The Times] Chinese firm offers Zambians 17% pay rise 2012-03-23 [Fin24]
ZULAWU warns members against work stoppage 2012-03-17 [The Daily Mail]
Zimbabwe
Harare, Chitungwiza council workers strike 2012-05-06 [News Day] Union warns councils 2012-05-03 [Newsday]
Workers bear brunt of trade union strife 2012-05-03 [Zimbabwe Independent]
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