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IFATCA Condemns the Unjust Arrests of Air Traffic Controllers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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IFATCA Condemns the Unjust Arrests of Air Traffic Controllers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [IFATCA] 19-10-2025


DRC women artisanal miners face exploitation as unions seek better working conditions [IndustriALL] 13-10-2025


DRC crisis worsens: ITF condemns violence and calls for the immediate protection of civilians [ITF] 06-02-2025


/ Democratic Republic of the Congo ITUC-Africa condemns Goma violence crisis, calls for immediate intervention [The Tribune] 05-02-2025


ITUC condemns violence and calls for immediate ceasefire and protection of workers [ITUC] 03-02-2025



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IFATCA Condemns the Unjust Arrests of Air Traffic Controllers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2025-10-19 [IFATCA]

Taming the Congolese paradox in the battery supply chain 2025-10-15 [IndustriALL]

DRC women artisanal miners face exploitation as unions seek better working conditions 2025-10-13 [IndustriALL]

Democratic Republic of the Congo SANDF meets with Sandu over unpaid allowances for DRC deployment 2025-06-30 [TimesLIVE]

Democratic Republic of the Congo COSATU welcomes home the SANDF peacekeeping mission from the DRC 2025-06-14 [COSATU]

ITUC-Africa calls for concrete actions to end eastern DRC conflict 2025-03-26 [Nigerian Tribune]

DR Congo vs. Apple: a push for a more equitable distribution of critical mineral profits 2025-02-18 [Equal Times]

DRC crisis worsens: ITF condemns violence and calls for the immediate protection of civilians 2025-02-06 [ITF]

Regulatory body accused of press intimidation 2025-02-06 [IFJ]

Democratic Republic of the Congo ITUC-Africa condemns Goma violence crisis, calls for immediate intervention 2025-02-05 [The Tribune]

ITUC condemns violence and calls for immediate ceasefire and protection of workers 2025-02-03 [ITUC]

Democratic Republic of the Congo Fedusa hopes DRC deaths will force SA to reconsider funding for SANDF 2025-01-30 [TimesLIVE]

Democratic Republic of the Congo GIWUSA demands urgent evacuation of troops from DRC region 2025-01-30 [Voice of the Cape]

Democratic Republic of the Congo SAFTU mourns the fallen SANDF soldiers and condemns foreign military engagements in DRC 2025-01-27 [SAFTU]

Journalist found dead along river bank in Katobi 2024-12-13 [IFJ]

SNPP, IFJ hold gender equality in the media and safety seminar 2024-08-05 [IFJ]

SNPP, IFJ hold workshop on media law reform 2024-08-05 [IFJ]

SNPP, IFJ hold gender equality in the media and safety seminar 2024-08-05 [IFJ]

Public Administration: The use of social networks now prohibited during service hours 2024-05-07 [Digital Congo]

South Africa GIWUSA accuses South Africa of complicity in DRC imperialism 2024-03-17 [SABC]

DRC: Organizing critical transition minerals value chain 2024-03-07 [IndustriALL]

Africa ‘We miners die a lot.’ Appalling conditions and poverty wages: lives of cobalt miners 2024-01-31 [The Conversation]

SNPP, IFJ hold workshop on media, trade unions and labour rights 2023-12-06 [IFJ]

CAS decision rules in favour of Yves Diba in absence of sufficient NDRC in DR Congo 2023-12-03 [FIFPRO]

Cedric Bakambu: 'I want to offer these kids the same opportunities I had' 2023-11-18 [FIFPRO]

Glencore short-changing mine workers in the DRC 2023-05-24 [IndustriALL]

The Democratic Republic of Congo is searching for solutions to its health and social security shortcomings 2023-05-22 [Equal Times]

Battery manufacturing pact stimulant for decent jobs in Africa 2023-01-26 [IndustriALL]

Unions welcome revival of IndustriALL’s campaign against Glencore 2022-10-31 [IndustriALL]

PSI condemns Attacks on Health Care Workers in DRC 2022-07-27 [PSI]

US and Congolese journalists arrested and detained 2022-07-20 [IFJ]

En los mataderos de la República Democrática del Congo no solo se sacrifican animales 2022-06-13 [Equal Times]

In DR Congo, civil servants work until the end of their lives 2022-03-27 [The Citizen]

Domestic workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are campaigning for better working conditions 2022-03-16 [Equal Times]

Congo port workers clash with police over unpaid wages 2021-10-25 [HSN]

Congo port workers clash with police over unpaid wages 2021-10-22 [Reuters]

Journalist and wife stabbed to death 2021-08-17 [IFJ]

Journalist killed in North Kivu Province 2021-08-13 [IFJ]

Doctors end three-week strike 2021-08-05 [News24]

An online union academy made in the Democratic Republic of Congo 2021-07-07 [EI]

An online union academy made in DR Congo 2021-07-02 [Education International]

Online union training full of promise 2021-03-25 [Education International]

FAJ mourns the death of its Steering Committee Member and Congolese Journalists' Leader 2021-01-28 [IFJ]

Collaboration of education trade unions in the production of a guide on COVID-19 in schools 2020-11-07 [EI]

As incremental efforts to end child labour by 2025 persist, Congo's child miners – exhausted and exploited – ask the world to “pray for us” 2020-10-16 [Equal Times]

The government must pay “new units” teachers and address COVID-19 financial deficit 2020-07-18 [EI]

Mine Workers at Risk During Covid-19 2020-06-12 [Human Rights Watch]

Strike ends at Tenke Fungurume after workers agree “isolation bonus” following lockdown 2020-05-25 [MiningMX]

United teaching unions set out firm conditions for the reopening of schools 2020-05-25 [Education International]

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