Trade Union Unity in Africa: How can it be achieved?

Ended
Geneva
African lady with red hard hat smiling with building site behind

To stimulate the discussions and research on the challenge of revitalization within the trade union movement, the ILO’s Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) is organizing a series of Labour Research Journeys in April. This series of events will bring together authors, researchers, academics, ILO representatives and leaders from trade unions. This session is devoted to Africa and focuses on how to achieve trade-union unity across the continent.

Keynote speaker(s)

Kwasi Abu-Amankwah
Kwasi Abu-Amankwah
General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), Africa

Moderator

Mohammed Mwamadzingo
Mohammed Mwamadzingo
Member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Labour Research

Speakers

Kassahun Follo Amenu
Kassahun Follo Amenu
General Secretary, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa Confederation of Trade Unions
Arezki Mehzoud
Arezki Mehzoud
General Secretary, Organization of African Trade Union Unity (OATUU)
John Odah
John Odah
Executive Secretary, Organization of Trade Unions in West Africa (OTUWA)
Mavis Koogotsits
Mavis Koogotsits
Executive Secretary, Southern African Trade Union Coordination Council (SATUCC)
Caroline Mugalla
Caroline Mugalla
Executive Secretary, East African Trade Union Confederation
Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon
Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon
Regional Director for Africa, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Maria Helena André
Maria Helena André
Director, Bureau for Worker’s Activities, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Hilma Kupila Mote
Hilma Kupila Mote
ACTRAV Desk Officer, Africa, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Mamadou Souare
Mamadou Souare
Coordinator of the International Journal of Labour Research (IJLR), International Labour Organization (ILO)