Trade unions in Niger
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| National trade union organization(s) USTN, CDTN, CNT |
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| International Labour Organization
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| Member of the ILO | |
| Ratified Convention #87 February 27, 1961 | |
| Ratified Convention #98 March 23, 1962 | |
Trade unions in Niger are free to engage in regular unionist activities, with constitutionally protected provisions for forming and joining trade unions. However, with 95% the working population engaged in subsistence activities, [1] the numbers of trade union members are low.
[edit] International Labour Organization
Niger ratified the ILO conventions Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 February 27, 1961, and Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 March 23, 1962.
[edit] Trade unions
The Union of Workers' Trade Unions of Niger (USTN) is the largest trade union centre with a membership of 60,000. The Democratic Confederation of Workers of Niger (CDTN) was formed in 2001 as a breakaway union from the USTN. The Nigerien Confederation of Labour (CNT) is the third largest trade union centre.
[edit] References
- ^ (2005) ICTUR et al,: Trade Unions of the World, 6th, London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
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