Today's labour news
Why we want collaboration with our governments — ITUC-Africa GS on union-government engagement 2025-05-13 [Nigerian Tribune]
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]
African workers are taking on Meta and the world should pay attention 2025-04-21 [Al Jazeera]
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]
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]
ITUC-Africa seeks protection of women in conflict zones 2025-03-12 [The Guardian]
Emerging continental trade unions’ solidarity: What African workers say about ITUC-Africa’s New Year School 2025-03-12 [Nigerian Trbune]
Federation of African Journalists Calls for Urgent Action to End Violence, Harassment and Discrimination against Women Journalists in Africa 2025-03-10 [IFJ]
ITUC-Africa reiterates commitment to advancing protection of women's rights 2025-03-09 [Nigerian Trbune]
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Killings, kidnappings and forced labor are taking place in the areas occupied by the M23 2025-03-07 [Agenzia Fides]
Trade unions strategize on economic transformation and social justice 2025-03-04 [IndustriALL]
African workers to IMF, World Bank: Cancel the debt, save our future 2025-03-04 [Nigerian Tribune]
ITUC-Africa seeks better welfare for African workers 2025-03-03 [The Nation]
Africa on strike 2025-02-26 [LSE]
ITUC-Africa urges govts to adopt inclusive policies for job creation 2025-02-26 [The Guardian]
Cross-border truck drivers in East Africa build union power 2025-02-21 [ITF]
ITUC-Africa calls for urgent social justice reforms 2025-02-19 [Nigerian Tribune]
“We’re the unseen force behind AI:” African Tech Workers Rising speak out at AI Action Summit 2025-02-13 [UNI Global Union]
USAID to cut staff from 10,000 to under 300, with 12 in Africa in dramaticoverhaul by Trump 2025-02-11 [Daily Nation]
FIFPRO Africa launches pilot study mapping African football workload 2025-02-09 [FIFPRO]
Critical transition minerals key to African development 2025-02-06 [IndustriALL]
Mary Ann Abunda Receives the Human Rights Defender Award from the U.S. Department of State 2025-02-06 [IDWF]
ITUC-Africa condemns Goma violence crisis, calls for immediate intervention 2025-02-05 [The Tribune]
ITUC-Africa warns against abuse of workers’ rights 2025-01-29 [The Guardian]
Floods: ITUC-Africa declares solidarity with Botswana workers, calls for global action 2025-01-22 [Nigerian Tribune]
FEAJ elects new leadership 2025-01-22 [IFJ]
Journalists pledge balance reporting of labour migration 2025-01-21 [Blueprint]
Stilfontein mine rescue ends with 78 dead, 246 rescued and ringleaders in custody 2025-01-17 [Daily Maverick]
Notes on the underground — where the most desperate and impoverished scavenge for illicit gold 2025-01-17 [Daily Maverick]
The ‘surrender or starve’ saga in Stilfontein is a chronicle of deaths foretold 2025-01-16 [Daily Maverick]
ITUC-Africa decries impacts of inflation, rising debt 2025-01-14 [The Guardian]
OATUU Secretary-General Meets with Egypt’s Minister of Labour to Discuss Employment and Labour Issues 2025-01-11 [OATUU]
Testimonials: 'ILO Convention is a tool to achieve equality' 2025-01-11 [PSI]
C190 workshop to push for LGBTI rights at work in Southern Africa 2025-01-08 [PSI]
ITUC-Africa seeks collective action on equitable energy transition 2025-01-03 [The Guardian]
Why a stronger trade union movement across African countries is sacrosanct —ITUC-Africa General Secretary 2024-12-31 [The Tribune]
Young Workers Unite to Build Union Power across Africa and Arab Countries 2024-12-11 [PSI]
FAJ demands an end to escalating violations against media professionals in Africa 2024-12-11 [IFJ]
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