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Africa Southern African unions build united front against informal labour [BWI] 07-07-2025

Nigeria / Africa ITUC names Nigeria among 10 worst countries for workers [New Telegraph] 28-06-2025

Africa UNI Africa charts course to Consolidate Working Class Power [UNI] 28-06-2025

Africa 6th UNI Africa Women’s Conference unites to consolidate power and demand change [UNI Global Union] 25-06-2025

Africa UNI Africa Youth Consolidate Young Workers Power in Maputo [UNI Global Union] 24-06-2025

Africa Unions call for equitable AfCFTA rollout at Nairobi forum [Capital FM] 20-06-2025

Africa UNI Africa 6th Regional Conference to unite 200 trade union leaders in Maputo [UNI Global Union] 11-06-2025

Africa / Global ITUC-Africa backs repatriation for trafficked blacks [The Guardian] 31-05-2025

Africa ILO hosts knowledge-sharing forum on combating child labour in Africa [My Joy] 26-05-2025

Africa ITUC-Africa general secretary, Akhator Joel Odigie: “It is time for Africans to chart and determine our progress on our terms” [Equal Times] 23-05-2025


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Southern African unions build united front against informal labour 2025-07-07 [BWI]

ITUC-AFRICA urges ratification of ILO Convention 190 globally 2025-07-05 [The Nation]

Africa ILO, FAJ champion rights-based journalism on reporting fair recruitment and forced labour in the ECOWAS region 2025-07-02 [IFJ]

Kenya ITUC-Africa re-commits to end unethical migrant recruitment 2025-07-01 [VON]

ITUC-Africa Calls for Dialogue Over Protests 2025-07-01 [VON]

African trade unions brainstorm on ending labour migrant exploitation 2025-06-30 [VON]

UNI Africa charts course to Consolidate Working Class Power 2025-06-28 [UNI]

Africa ITUC names Nigeria among 10 worst countries for workers 2025-06-28 [New Telegraph]

ITUC-AFRICA urges ratification of ILO Convention 190 globally 2025-06-27 [VON]

Africa NLC to UN Climate Talks: Don’t strip workers out of ‘‘Just Transition” 2025-06-26 [Nigerian Tribune]

ITUC-Africa celebrates World Public Service Day 2025-06-26 [VON]

ITUC-Africa tasks African govts, others to end violence crimes against women 2025-06-26 [Nigerian Trbune]

6th UNI Africa Women’s Conference unites to consolidate power and demand change 2025-06-25 [UNI Global Union]

UNI Africa Youth Consolidate Young Workers Power in Maputo 2025-06-24 [UNI Global Union]

Africa UNI-Africa urges workers' unions to prioritise gender policies in Collective Agreements 2025-06-24 [GNA]

Unions call for equitable AfCFTA rollout at Nairobi forum 2025-06-20 [Capital FM]

Over 1,880 children brought back to school thanks to education unions working to end child labour 2025-06-13 [Education International]

Africa African labour unions, peers press Saudi Arabia over workers abuse 2025-06-13 [The East African]

Nigeria Nigeria among world’s 10 worst countries for workers in 2025, ITUC report says 2025-06-13 [Sahara Reporters]

UNI Africa 6th Regional Conference to unite 200 trade union leaders in Maputo 2025-06-11 [UNI Global Union]

Global ITUC-Africa backs repatriation for trafficked blacks 2025-05-31 [The Guardian]

Nigeria Labour, ILO push for incentives to promote responsible business conduct 2025-05-30 [The Guardian]

ILO hosts knowledge-sharing forum on combating child labour in Africa 2025-05-26 [My Joy]

Africa Africa Day: Calls for unity and solidarity across continent grow louder 2025-05-25 [Eyewitness News]

South Africa Workers of Africa: The Unfinished Struggle for Liberation 2025-05-25 [The Independent]

South Africa Call for unity on Africa Day 2025-05-24 [COSATU]

South Africa COSATU Africa Day statement 2025-05-24 [COSATU]

ITUC-Africa general secretary, Akhator Joel Odigie: “It is time for Africans to chart and determine our progress on our terms” 2025-05-23 [Equal Times]

SASASNET calls on AU to adopt Mombasa Declaration 2025-05-21 [The Point]

SASASNET calls on AU to adopt Mombasa Declaration 2025-05-21 [The Point]

Nigeria, 23 others commit to skills devt, apprenticeship reforms 2025-05-21 [The Guardian]

Nigeria, 23 others commit to skills devt, apprenticeship reforms 2025-05-21 [The Guardian]

Unions push for respect of OSH and social safeguards in IFI-Funded projects 2025-05-19 [BWI]

Why we want collaboration with our governments — ITUC-Africa GS on union-government engagement 2025-05-13 [Nigerian Tribune]

Europe How Workers in Ancient Egypt and Rome Organized Strikes 2025-05-07 [Hyperallergic]

ITUC-Africa tasks African leaders on peace, citizen-centered industrialisation 2025-05-07 [Nigerian Tribune]

FAJ decries rising exploitation of journalists across Africa 2025-05-02 [IFJ]

For healthcare workers and patients across the world, water insecurity is already a crisis 2025-04-25 [ITUC]

Kenya African workers are taking on Meta and the world should pay attention 2025-04-21 [Al Jazeera]

Africa An open letter to the Government of Belarus: Trade Union Rights Are Human Rights – End the Repression in Belarus  ActNOW!  2025-04-17 [ituc-africa.org]

Africa Stilfontein mass killing lays bare the duplicitous makeup of SA’s ethical foundation 2025-04-12 [Daily Maverick]

East Africa’s Silent Crisis: From Frontline Pillars to Policy Casualties 2025-04-10 [PSI]

Health in the Balance: How the USAID Pullout Exposed East Africa’s Over-Reliance on Donor-Driven Systems 2025-04-10 [PSI]

Austerity measures and a lack of funding impede the aspirations of nurses in Africa 2025-04-08 [PSI]

Young Workers Education & Mentorship Programme (YEMP) 2025-03-28 [PSI]

Young Workers Education & Mentorship Programme (YEMP) 2025-03-28 [PSI]

Trade unions are revamping organising and collective bargaining for social justice with the Kigali Roadmap 2025-03-20 [Equal Times]

IWD: ITUC launches women in leadership campaign 2025-03-19 [The Guardian]

AfCFTA must deliver for workers and Africa’s future, ITUC-Africa tells AUC, governments 2025-03-19 [Nigerian Trbune]

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