ICFTU African Regional Organisation
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| ICFTU African Regional Organisation | |
| Founded | 1957 (1993) |
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| Members | 15 million (2004) |
| Country | Africa |
| Affiliation | ICFTU |
| Key people | Andrew Kailembo, general secretary |
| Office location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Website | www.icftuafro.org |
The ICFTU African Regional Organisation (ICFTU-AFRO) is a regional organisation of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, representing trade unions from countries in Africa. There are 56 national trade union federations affiliated to ICFTU-AFRO, from 45 countries, and representing a total of 15 million workers.
The ICFTU-AFRO held its first congress in 1957, but the current organisation was not fully formed until 1993. The organisation has six main departments, handling conflict resolution, economic & social policy, education, gender & equality, HIV/AIDS, and humand & trade union rights. In its own words,
- ICFTU-AFRO seeks to fight poverty, unemployment and all forms of discrimination, exploitation, arbitrary unrests, detention without trial and unlawful dismissals.
[edit] See also
- International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
- ICFTU Asia and Pacific Regional Organisation
- ICFTU Inter American Regional Organisation of Workers
- European Trade Union Confederation
- List of federations of trade unions
