Labour news from Africa
South Africa
SADTU Media Statement on the Wage Impasse 2010-07-31 [SADTU] Pick N Pay wage dispute has reached impasse 2010-07-31 [SACCAWU]
NUM to down De Beers over its rush to retrench at Finsch 2010-07-31 [NUM]
Algeria
Strike ends at Arcelor's Algeria plant 2010-06-27 [Reuters] Workers strike at ArcelorMittal 2010-06-21 [AFP]
Strike halts production at Arcelor Algeria plant 2010-06-21 [Reuters]
Angola
Seminar on child labour happens Thursday in Luanda 2010-07-13 [Angola Press] Trade Union defends regulation on domestic work 2010-05-03 [Angop]
Increase of unionised women's nucleus recommended 2009-10-01 [Angola Press]
Benin
Five-month strike - now a pay rise 2010-03-29 [University World News] 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]
Botswana
Unions accuse the Khama administration of dictatorship 2010-07-26 [Sunday Standard] Unions granted interim order to stop govt 2010-07-16 [Mmegi]
Unions and govt court row heats up 2010-07-09 [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
Gov't bans strikes ahead of polls 2010-04-29 [Afrique en Ligne] Striking teachers urge the government to pay wages 2010-04-28 [EI]
Docentes en huelga instan al Gobierno a pagar los salarios 2010-04-28 [IE]
Cameroon
Congo Basin: More workers should be involved in Forest Certification 2010-07-15 [BWI] Wouri Executive Bureau of Autonomous Trade Unions Empowered 2010-04-09 [Cameroon Tribune]
CAMRAIL strike called off: Trains gain the rails once more 2008-11-18 [Cameroon RTV]
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
Contribution of charcoal workers in Côte d'Ivoire to the 'Ten for 2010' of the BWI 2010-07-13 [BWI] Transporters end strike: union 2010-04-17 [Reuters]
Cocoa truckers join fuel price strike 2010-04-14 [Reuters]
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
Quicktel workers and Tosson residents protest 2010-07-28 [Al Masry Al Youm] Workers call on ILO to protect them against redundancies 2010-07-27 [Al Masry Al Youm]
Independent Teachers Syndicate urges investigation into teachers' deaths 2010-07-27 [Al Masry Al Youm]
Equatorial
Eritrea
Western Mining Companies and Slave Labor in Eritrea 2010-04-21 [Asmarino Independent] 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]
Ethiopia
IFJ Condemns Ethiopian Jamming of Voice of America 2010-04-01 [IFJ] 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]
Gabon
Oil workers suspend strike 2010-04-17 [AFP] Union suspends strike, will talk with government 2010-04-17 [Reuters]
Oil workers strike over foreign workers 2010-04-16 [BBC]
Gambia
Workers’ union elects new executive 2010-06-21 [Today.GM] Six journalists released 2009-09-08 [Amnesty International]
Presidential pardon for journalists facing two years in jail 2009-09-08 [NUJ]
Ghana
Workers protest electricity, water tariff hikes 2010-07-30 [Pana] Mineworkers advocate more safety regulations 2010-07-28 [The Mail]
Union blames Gvt for poor development in mining area 2010-07-26 [GNA]
Bissau
Ivory
Kenya
Civil servants strike condemned 2010-07-21 [KBC] Vegetable workers go on strike 2010-07-20 [KBC]
Labour unions deny U.S funding claims 2010-07-20 [KBC]
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
Labour movement pledges support to campaign for justice at Vale 2010-07-28 [Alibaba] FAWUL, Firestone Rubber Plantation Sign Second Two-Year Pact 2010-07-12 [ICEM]
Workers Organize at Firestone, Liberia's 'State Within a State' 2010-07-08 [The Nation]
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
Don't treat Malawians like dogs, President charges foreigners 2010-07-24 [Afrique en Ligne] Severe Violations of Labour Rights in Malawi 2010-06-08 [ITUC]
Shoprite workers strike over racist taunts 2009-10-24 [The Southern Times]
Mali
SNEC carries out a survey of school facilities in Bamako 2010-03-31 [EI] 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]
Mauritania
Dock workers' strike raises tension 2010-05-11 [Afrique en ligne] 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]
Mauritius
Strike - The New Workers' Weapon 2010-06-19 [AllAfrica.com] TUs threaten islandwide strike 2009-05-22 [Le Defi]
GSA organises a one-day workshop 2009-04-30 [BWI]
Morocco
Postal union takes protest action 2010-07-15 [UNI] Child labour blights Morocco development 2010-06-19 [Magharebia]
How to motivate teachers to fight against child labour: Spotlight interview with Abdelaziz Mountassir (SNE-Morocco) 2010-06-12 [ITUC]
Mozambique
National Stadium Strikers Resume Work 2010-07-01 [AIM] Biofuel company pays wage arrears 2010-05-15 [Allafrica.com]
Security Workers On Strike in Matola 2010-01-08 [allAfrica]
Namibia
Public Workers Union leader campaigns against re-election of Trade Union Federation boss 2010-07-28 [New Era] Miners in Namibia, Namdeb Agree to Contract Terms at Diamond Operation 2010-07-26 [ICEM]
NUNW parts ways with the basic income grant 2010-07-20 [The Namibian]
Niger
Bank workers begin two-day strike 2010-06-30 [African Manager] Bank workers begin two-day strike 2010-06-30 [Afrique en ligne]
Trade unions in Niger reject President's call for economic sacrifices 2010-01-14 [AFP]
Nigeria
New Rules for HIV-Aids in the Workplace 2010-07-31 [Vanguard] New Salary Structure: Coalition Of Unions Declare Strike Action 2010-07-31 [The Observer]
Aggrieved Workers Shut Down Shoprite Supermarkets 2010-07-31 [The Daily Independent]
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
ICEM Project Workshops Bring on New Temp Workers Law 2010-05-19 [ICEM] West African ICEM Unions Formulate Specific Goals in FES Workshops 2010-04-19 [ICEM]
SSARO Meeting Vale Resolution in Support of Canadian Strikers 2010-04-19 [ICEM]
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
Employer picks on union members in Sierra Leone 2010-06-25 [TUC] Teachers threaten to strike 2010-04-23 [Awoko]
Health Worker Strike Ends in Doctors' and Nurses' Favor 2010-03-30 [UN Dispatch]
Somalia
IFJ Challenges Somali Extremists and International Community over Independent Media 2010-04-16 [IFJ] FJ condemns arrests of two radio journalists 2010-03-18 [IFJ]
Al-Shabaab arrests Radio Journalist in Southern Somalia 2010-02-23 [NUSOJ]
Swaziland
Labour union chiefs missing in action 2010-07-21 [Times of Swaziland] Cargo Carriers dismisses over 20 truck drivers 2010-06-30 [The Observer]
Maloma Colliery strike ‘ring leaders’ run to court 2010-06-29 [The Times]
Sudan
Nepali workers exploited in Sudan 2010-03-25 [ My Republica] 'WASA workers meet Manning' 2009-08-07 [Trinidad Newsday]
'Steel workers, families march through Pt Lisas ' 2009-07-28 [Trinidad Express]
Tanzania
Government’s insensitivity on workers and pensioners’ misery 2010-07-11 [The Citizen] President's popularity drops sharply after attacking trade union wages campaign 2010-06-16 [The Citizen]
Trade unions suspend strike after assurances minimum wage will rise 2010-06-16 [Dow Jones]
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
President Ben Ali congratulates UGTT Secretary-General 2010-07-01 [Tunisia Online] ITUC's consideration for social policy in Tunisia 2010-06-27 [Zawya]
Private doctors' union promises stronger Maghreb ties 2010-04-19 [Magharebia]
Uganda
Election Update Officers Quit Over Poor Pay 2010-05-18 [New Vision] Govt to deregister fake unions 2010-04-29 [Daily Monitor]
Fuel shortage feared as Shell staff plan strike 2010-04-29 [The Observer]
Western Sahara
French trade union accuses Morocco of repression in Western Sahara 2008-02-29 [dpa]
Zambia
Union aims to block Vale copper investment 2010-07-31 [Steel Guru] Country lacks a comprehensive trickle down - Mine Workers Union 2010-07-28 [Steel Guru]
Following strike in Canada, Zambian miners union urges caution over Vale investment 2010-07-20 [Dow Jones]
Zimbabwe
ZCTU says politics delaying ZISCO deal 2010-07-30 [Zim Online] ZCTU welcomes salary cuts 2010-07-28 [NewsDay]
Finance Minister to consult ZCTU over 2011 Budget 2010-07-26 [Zimbabwe Guardian]
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