AfCFTA International labour standards deficit must be addressed23 February, 2023At the 13th ITUC Africa, New Year School in Lomé,Togo, 74 trade unionists from 26 African countries met from 21-24 February. Trade unions expressed the need for ILO international labour standards to be included in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to protect workers’ rights and interests.
AfCFTA International labour standards deficit must be addressed23 February, 2023At the 13th ITUC Africa, New Year School in Lomé,Togo, 74 trade unionists from 26 African countries met from 21-24 February. Trade unions expressed the need for ILO international labour standards to be included in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to protect workers’ rights and interests.
FEATURE: Crisis of low wages impoverishes Asian and African textile and garment workers16 January, 2023After the Covid-19 induced crisis of the last three years, uncertainty continues for millions of workers globally, as the working class is in the grip of a low wage crisis.
FEATURE: Crisis of low wages impoverishes Asian and African textile and garment workers16 January, 2023After the Covid-19 induced crisis of the last three years, uncertainty continues for millions of workers globally, as the working class is in the grip of a low wage crisis.
UNION PROFILE: Collective action builds union power, says Rose Omamo7 July, 2022When unions go on strike, engage in negotiations, collective bargaining, social dialogue, and social security, as well as campaign for workers’ rights and workplaces free of gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH), they do so as a collective. It is this collective that builds union power and where the strength of the union lies, argues Rose Omamo, the general secretary of the Amalgamated Union of Kenya Metal Workers (AUKMW), affiliated to IndustriALL Global Union.
UNION PROFILE: Collective action builds union power, says Rose Omamo7 July, 2022When unions go on strike, engage in negotiations, collective bargaining, social dialogue, and social security, as well as campaign for workers’ rights and workplaces free of gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH), they do so as a collective. It is this collective that builds union power and where the strength of the union lies, argues Rose Omamo, the general secretary of the Amalgamated Union of Kenya Metal Workers (AUKMW), affiliated to IndustriALL Global Union.
Sub Sahara Africa automotive sector: potential to boost manufacturing and create decent jobs8 September, 2020Multinational vehicle manufacturers currently setting up production plants in Angola, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa and other countries, are a clear indicator that there is potential to boost manufacturing for the sector in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). With demand for vehicles slowing down in developed countries and growing in emerging economies, including SSA, there is an opportunity for the sector to grow to meet domestic demand.
Sub Sahara Africa automotive sector: potential to boost manufacturing and create decent jobs8 September, 2020Multinational vehicle manufacturers currently setting up production plants in Angola, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa and other countries, are a clear indicator that there is potential to boost manufacturing for the sector in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). With demand for vehicles slowing down in developed countries and growing in emerging economies, including SSA, there is an opportunity for the sector to grow to meet domestic demand.
Sector automotriz de África Subsahariana: podría fomentar la fabricación, creando empleos decentes16 June, 2020En estos momentos, fabricantes multinacionales de vehículos están estableciendo plantas de producción en Angola, Etiopía, Ghana, Kenia, Namibia, Nigeria, Ruanda, Sudáfrica y otros países. Esto es un claro indicio de que existe potencial para impulsar la producción de automóviles en África Subsahariana. En vista de la desaceleración de la demanda de vehículos en los países desarrollados y el aumento de esa demanda en las economías emergentes, incluida África Subsahariana, existe una buena oportunidad para crecimiento de este sector industrial, satisfaciendo de este modo la demanda interna.
Sector automotriz de África Subsahariana: podría fomentar la fabricación, creando empleos decentes16 June, 2020En estos momentos, fabricantes multinacionales de vehículos están estableciendo plantas de producción en Angola, Etiopía, Ghana, Kenia, Namibia, Nigeria, Ruanda, Sudáfrica y otros países. Esto es un claro indicio de que existe potencial para impulsar la producción de automóviles en África Subsahariana. En vista de la desaceleración de la demanda de vehículos en los países desarrollados y el aumento de esa demanda en las economías emergentes, incluida África Subsahariana, existe una buena oportunidad para crecimiento de este sector industrial, satisfaciendo de este modo la demanda interna.
