Labour news from Africa
South Africa
Trade unions back finance minister Gordhan 2010-03-15 [Reuters] Resist Sadtu’s bullying: Zille 2010-03-15 [Sowetan]
Labour takes the initiative in the clothing industry 2010-03-13 [COSATU]
Algeria
Public health personnel renew their strike 2010-03-14 [Ennahar] End of a teachers’ strike deemed 'illegal' 2010-03-14 [Ennahar Online]
Teachers vow more strikes 2010-02-25 [Magharebia]
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
Classes to resume in public universities 2010-02-19 [Afrique en ligne] 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]
Botswana
Teacher dress code rubs unions the wrong way 2010-03-15 [Sunday Standard] Unions, pull up your socks 2010-03-11 [Botswana Gazette]
Assets law is a must, unions tell govt 2010-03-11 [Mmegi]
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
University faculty clubs plan for strike over salary shortfalls 2010-03-15 [Al Masry Al Youm] Workers Speech Magazine of CTUWS No. 92 is available now in Arabic 2-3-2010 2010-03-13 [CTUWS]
Sleeping on concrete: A tale of worker protests 2010-03-11 [Al Masry Al Youm]
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
Fired Employee Still Waiting on Dashen Bank 2010-03-09 [Addis Fortune] Blending Coffee Ceremony to HIV/AIDS Workplace Coalition Strategy -Case of Ethiopian affiliate 2010-02-15 [BWI]
Solidarity with Ethiopia's teachers 2010-01-28 [Talking Union]
Gabon
Oil strike averted as negotiations begin 2010-03-13 [Reuters] Gabon Telecom, Libertis services back to normal – for now 2009-08-10 [TeleGeography]
Teachers strike 2009-05-26 [AFP]
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
TUC calls for united labour front to tackle government on the SSPP 2010-03-15 [GNA] Golden Tulip Hotel staff reject GH¢250 bonus 2010-02-23 [The Mail]
TUC Cautions Government 2010-02-19 [Daily Guide]
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
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]
Workers' death toll rises in crash 2007-05-12 [IOL]
Liberia
Trade Unionists want Liberia to walk the path of democracy and security 2010-03-01 [GNA] PUL Expresses Gratitude to Labour for Union Status 2010-02-01 [Liberian Daily Observer]
Rubber Workers Strike Again 2009-06-19 [Tire Review]
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
Strike shuts down Morocco's public sector 2010-03-09 [Magharebia] 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]
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
Trade union disunity harms workers 2010-02-26 [The Namibian] NUNW Slams the Courts 2010-02-02 [The Namibian]
Workers discuss ownership in Weatherly copper mines 2010-01-15 [New Era]
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
Ex Labour Union activist laments hijack of Labour Party 2010-03-14 [The Punch] Union faults oil minister over deregulation 2010-03-11 [NEXT]
Labour union plans rally for removal of electoral boss 2010-03-09 [Afrique en Ligne]
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
Al-Shabaab arrests Radio Journalist in Southern Somalia 2010-02-23 [NUSOJ] Puntland Crackdown Against Journalists Condemned 2009-12-29 [VoA]
NUSOJ condemns arrest of VOA Journalist 2009-12-29 [Horseed Media]
Swaziland
Govt accountants going on strike 2010-02-28 [The Times] POPCRU continues to offer support to Swazi workers' unions 2010-02-25 [POPCRU]
COSATU President Sidumo Dlamini’s address to the Public Launch of the Swaziland Democracy Campaign 2010-02-25 [COSATU]
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
Tucta serves government with strike notice 2010-03-10 [The Citizen] Tucta seeks expert advice on strike 2010-02-16 [The Citizen]
Minister Dismisses Teacher Union Strike Threat 2010-01-27 [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
Unionists discuss communication in Tunisia 2010-03-12 [International Metalworkers Federation] Young Tunisian engineers face fake work contracts 2010-03-03 [Magharebia]
IFJ Seeks Release of Tunisian Journalist and End to Media “Intimidation” 2010-02-19 [IFJ]
Uganda
Labour unions discuss HIV Bill 2010-02-21 [Sunday Vision] Flower Firm Workers Strike Over Salary 2010-01-31 [The Monitor]
Combating AIDS through workplace action 2010-01-12 [TUC]
Western Sahara
French trade union accuses Morocco of repression in Western Sahara 2008-02-29 [dpa]
Zambia
Chambishi copper processing mine resume operations after 1 month 2010-03-12 [Steel Guru] Scribes Call for Unity 2010-03-09 [Times of Zambia]
ZCTU welcomes Catholic Church decision to monitor elections 2010-03-07 [Lusaka Times]
Zimbabwe
Leading German unionist decries state of Zim workers’ rights 2010-03-15 [Zim Online] In Zimbabwe, the Voice of the Worker 2010-03-14 [AFL-CIO]
Storm brewing in councils for failure to pay workers 2010-03-14 [Sunday Mail]
More ...