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	African trade unions call for checks and balances in foreign investment
		The move came at the end of a three-day African trade union conference organised in Nairobi by the Brussels-based International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) and its Nairobi-based African Regional Organisation.
		African trade unions are also cautious about the Growth and Opportunity Bill passed by the US Congress to boost American investment in Africa.
		Export processing zones, now established in 25 African countries, came under heavy criticism during the trade union meeting which also condemned the increased resort to child labour on the continent and rampant discrimination against women workers too often considered as a sources of cheap labour.
	www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/30/040.html (413 words)

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		It is in recognition of the enormity and gravity of the pandemic that the ICFTU adopted a Resolution on Involving Workers in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS in the Workplace at its Congress in Durban in April 2000.
		In implementation of the Durban Resolution, the African Regional Organisation of the ICFTU Convened a Pan-African Conference in Gaborone, Botswana from 27 - 29 September, 2000 whereby the African trade union leaders adopted a comprehensive declaration "The Gaborone Trade Union Declaration on Involving Workers in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS in the Workplace".
		Organised workers are more likely to accept change if linked to their wages and job security; and thus through the contacts they retain within their communities they can also be able to influence other people outside the workplace.
	www-hsd.worldbank.org /wppsymposium2003/kailimbo.htm (1966 words)

	Hearings: Panel Four Civil Society (Nov 6-7) 2000) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Of great concern to trade unions is the fact that workers have had to bear the brunt of the ensuing economic dislocations, in the form of massive unemployment, as a result of lay-offs from affected enterprises, and increasing poverty.
		A case in point is the African Growth Opportunity Act which passed in the US Congress earlier this year as part of a wider Trade and Development Act.
		African countries are being encouraged to sign bilateral trade agreements within the framework of the Act, but the benefits to our countries are not at all clear.
	www.un.org /esa/ffd/NGO/1100hear/Panel4Statements.htm (10184 words)

	TransAfrica Forum Newsletter June 11, 2002 ICFTU-AFRO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Call upon African governments and all stakeholders to ensure that peace and security must be a reality in Africa instead of being a mere declaration of intent in order to achieve a successful regional integration.
		Exhort African governments through the AU to encourage economic, social and political regional integration under which trade unions are also fully involved as the only way of consolidating Africa's position in the global economy and reduce its marginalisation.
		ICFTU-AFRO to convene a regional evaluation conference a year from now to assess the implementation of the action plans at the national, regional and international level on participation of trade unions in the NEPAD/AU and PRSP processes in Africa.
	www.transafricaforum.org /newsletter/news_june%2011_02_icftuafro.html (1278 words)

	Trades Union Congress - International Development Matters April 2005 (Issue No 37)
		ICFTU General Secretary Ryder said governments and employers should observe the more than 10,000 28th April activities which are being organized by the ICFTU and Global Unions in nearly 110 countries or regions across the world.
		Organisers of workers' groups and protests are often arrested and sentenced to terms of imprisonment, "reform through labour" or "re-education through labour", says the ICFTU report which includes, for example, the cases of two individuals sentenced to 12 and 15 years imprisonment for posting articles on the internet in favour of creating independent trade unions.
		The ICFTU supports the right of all working people to participate in May Day celebrations, and believes that the attitude of the Iranian authorities to the planned 2005 celebrations will be an important indicator of the extent to which fundamental labour rights will be respected in the country in future.
	www.tuc.org.uk /international/tuc-9810-f0.cfm (10226 words)

	African trade unions seek to protect workers from the ill effects of globalisation
		Meeting in Nairobi for a three-day conference (March 30—April 1) organised by the ICFTU’s African Regional Organisation (AFRO), delegates attacked governments in certain African countries for their disregard of workers’ legitimate rights to form trade unions, greedy multinationals for exploiting their workforce and ill-conceived structural adjustment programmes that lack a badly-needed social dimension.
		Addressing delegates, ICFTU general secretary Bill Jordan drew attention to the growing challenge posed to trade unions by the mushrooming of export processing zones which have now been established in some 25 African countries.
		The conference was opened on Monday by Kenya’s President Daniel arap Moi who said that the globalisation of the world economy had reduced the autonomy of the developing countries in determining their macro-economic policies.
	www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/30/038.html (594 words)

	Encyclopedia: List of labor unions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The ICFTU Asia and Pacific Regional Organisation (ICFTU-APRO) is a regional organisation of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions representing trade unions from countries in Asia and Oceania.
		A global union federation is an international federation of national and regional trade unions organising in specific industry sectors or occupational groups, sometimes also known as an international trade secretariat.
		Individual trade unions: The Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions, usually referred to by the acronym SAK (Finnish: Suomen Ammattiliittojen Keskusjärjestö) is the biggest trade union confederation in Finland.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-labor-unions (6225 words)

	Presidenten lovar undersöka.
		Kailembo arrived in Niamey on April 25, as the National Workers' Union of Niger (USTN) ended its three-day general strike, the seventh since the end of February, and was able to visit several of the detained trade unionists, 30km from the capital.
		The ICFTU has approached the government several times to call for the opening of negotiations with the national trade union centre,and in a message to President Mainassara has urged that all the trade unionists arrested for going on strike be released.
		The AFRO General Secretary's visit comes just before the organisation's Congress, to be held in Dakar from May 15 to 17.
	www.dagensarbete.se /home/da/home.nsf/unid/86D62A150B57FF1A4125676100526C60?OpenDocument (322 words)

	Encyclopedia: List of trade unions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		ICFTU Asia and Pacific Regional Organisation APRO http://www.icftu-apro.org
		ICFTU Inter American Regional Organisation of Workers ORIT http://www.cioslorit.org
		Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) (www.ictu.ie) Note: ICTU is the umbrella organisation for unions operating in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-trade-unions (842 words)

	Påtryckning på regeringen. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The ICFTU has urged the International Monetary Fund to take into consideration the seriousness of the socio-economic situation in Niger, as well as the problems of the workers of this country, represented by the National Workers' Union of Niger (USTN), in establishing real social dialogue with the authorities.
		Against a background of soaring inflation, unpaid wages and mismanagement of treasury bond operations, poverty has been further exacerbated by the government's policy of tight budgetary restrictions in line with the agreements signed with the international financial institutions.
		At the end of April the ICFTU's African Regional Organisation (AFRO) sent a delegation to Niger to support the USTN's demands and call for the release of 22 trade unionists arrested for going on strike.
	www.metall.se /home/da/home.nsf/unid/DB9BAA7D79C193584125676100526D4F?OpenDocument (253 words)

	LaborNET: Workers Online Live News Feed: Governments Urged On Child Slavery
		The ICFTU and its African regional organisation, AFRO has welcomed the decision by the government of Benin to investigate the incident, and whether or not the boat had been carrying hundreds of child slaves.
		The ICFTU's global campaign to stop child labour was launched on March 30, involving all levels of the trade union movement and like-minded non-governmental organisations.
		The ICFTU has urged the governments of Benin, Gabon, Niger and Ivory Coast to take immediate action to stop the trade of children by taking concrete measures such as stepping up inspections in cotton and cocoa plantations to ensure they are child labour free.
	www.labor.net.au /news/945.html (481 words)

	dev016 African Unions condemn "go it alone" approach to the IMF
		That was the claim made by most of the trade union leaders from 40 African countries meeting in Casablanca for a regional conference on the promotion of 'social dialogue'.
		Strongly criticised by the trade union organisations for the damaging effects of their structural adjustment programmes, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have recently focussed their attention on combating poverty, calling on governments who submit requests for assistance to them to hold prior consultations with civil society.
		The trade unionists hope that the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) and its African regional organisation, AFRO, the organiser of the Casablanca conference, will support their pressure on the African governments to rethink their approach.
	www.afrol.com /Categories/Economy_Develop/dev016_unions_imf.htm (530 words)

	ONG-NGO, Non Gouvernemental Organizations, Organisations non gouvernementales
		The ICFTU wages a permanent campaign for the universal respect of trade union rights, as guaranteed by the Conventions of the International Labour Organisation.
		ICFTU's Global Youth Programme: the objectives of this Programme are to organise young people in unions; to create more and better jobs for young people; to achieve quality education for all.
		Fighting AIDS: the ICFTU’s African Regional Organisation, Afro, has launched a multifaceted programme of action to combat HIV/Aids and is mobilising unions all over the continent.
	erc.unesco.org /ong/en/directory/ONG_Desc.asp?mode=gn&code=663 (197 words)

	UNAIDS Participants page
		A diverse group of about 50 individuals (the ‘Participants Group’) drawn from government, civil society and business representing a mix of competencies, national origins, gender, ages and cultures, are involved in building the scenarios.
		The great majority of participants are Africans, working in Africa, and with a demonstrated commitment to African issues.
		Although invited as individuals rather than representatives, workshop participants are expected to draw on their networks and organizations to provide input to the scenario-building process and be able to articulate the voice of the disempowered.
	aidsscenarios.unaids.org /scenarios/Participants.asp?Chan=C101118&... (161 words)

	Cyber Picket Line: International Trade Union Organisations
		ICFTU International Confederation of Free Trade Unions The largest international centre.
		TURN European Trade Union Regional Network TURN is a network of trade union organisations which are involved in job creation and vocational projects with, and for, unemployed people.
		It involves the trade union organisations of Lombardy (CGIL, CISL), the Rhône-Alpes 9CGT, CFDT), and Catalonia (CC.OO), the ETUC, the European Union and the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce.
	www.cf.ac.uk /socsi/union/inter.htm (874 words)

	DEHAI NEWS MAILING LIST ARCHIVE: [dehai-news] (Nation - Nairobi)African trade unions rally against laws (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		African trade unionists want Zimbabwe to repeal laws allowing police to intimidate union leaders.
		He called on African governments to address the problem of farm workers collectively.
		The government wants to destroy ZCTU as a representative force although she is a member of International Labour Organisation and a signatory to various conventions,'' he said.
	dehai.org /archives/dehai_news_archive/sept02/0497.html (257 words)

	Hazards Magazine and WHIN
		Global union federation ICFTU says the Palestinian union leaders were due to address a ceremony commemorating 14 women workers killed at a gas factory in Hebron in 1999, forming part of commemoration activities on 28 April across the world.
		BAEZ has also called on his affiliates throughout the Americas and Caribbean region to organise similar events in their own country to commemorate in some way workers killed, injured or who have become ill because of the conditions of work.
		The confederation is organising a conference on this topic in the headquarters of LIGA.
	www.hazards.org /wmd/otheractivities2004.htm (8977 words)

	The fight against AIDS (ICFTU Website)
		On the frontline is the ICFTU’s African Regional Organisation, Afro, which has launched a multifaceted programme of action to combat HIV/Aids and is mobilising unions all over the continent.
		Unfair dismissals, mandatory pre-employment tests, harassment, lack of confidentiality and denial of promotion or vocational training are among the abuses suffered world-wide by HIV positive workers.
		The ICFTU believes that trade unions are uniquely placed to fight the pandemic as the work place could be a major “entry point” for information, prevention and rights campaigns.
	www.icftu.org /focus.asp?Issue=AIDS&Language=EN (259 words)

	iafrica.com \| news \| sa news Expelled Cosatu group heads for Joburg
		The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions-African Regional Organisation (Icftu-Afro), representing 15 million trade union members in 45 African countries, wrote to Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe strongly condemning "the barbaric and undemocratic act" of deporting the mission.
		Foreign Affairs spokesperson Ronnie Mamoepa earlier said the South African government had accepted that Zimbabwe was an independent sovereign state that had an inalienable right to determine and to apply its immigration laws.
		The SA Non-Governmental Organisation Coalition said the Zimbabwean government's treatment of the Cosatu delegation was reminiscent of "racist regimes of yesteryear: the racist white rule of Ian Smith and the racist apartheid regimes."
	iafrica.com /news/sa/121040.htm (901 words)

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		Afrika Zamani : an annual journal of African history "a yearly journal published by CODESRIA for the Association of African Historians.
	www.lib.msu.edu /limb/a-z/az_bg2.html (2061 words)

	TOP ARICAN UNION LEADER TO LIGHT 'CANDLE OF HOPE' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		General Secretary of the ICFTU African Regional Organisation (AFRO) Mr.
		At the ILO regional meeting held last December in Ethiopia trade unionists appealed to governments and employers to work with them in addressing HIV/AIDS.
		The 9th International Commemoration Day will be celebrated this year by trade unions throughout the world and Kailembo says that the impact of HIV/AIDS on workers lends itself very well to the day's 2004 themes of "Safe and Healthy Work for All" and "Employer Accountability".
	www.ifjafrique.org /english/dernouvelles/070404_5.htm (557 words)

	UNI : ICFTU-Afro protests arrest of trade unionists
		Lucia Matibenga, President of SATUCC, T. Nkondo ZCTU Organiser and Sam Matchinda, Chair-ZCTU Regional committee, Central Region.
		In many countries this is not only normal but is encouraged as a health industrial relations practice to ensure industrial peace and stability.
		On behalf of the 15 millions members, organised workers in Africa under the ICFTU African Regional Organisation, we strongly protest against such attacks on freedom of association to which your government is committed to respect and appeal to you to ensure that those arrested are released without charges.
	www.union-network.org /uniindep.nsf/9421d66c98bf8c3dc1256de400466c3d/17b863d69e58ac0bc1256eeb00227962?OpenDocument (180 words)

	Caribbean Basin: Business and Marketing Information Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Caribbean region of tropical islands is located between the continental North and South America.
		Agriculture is the key sector of the Dominican Republic's economy; sugarcane, coffee, cotton, cocoa, and tobacco are major export crops.
		Guyana's economy is based on agriculture and the mining sector; sugar and rice are key crops.
	www.nal.usda.gov /atmic/pubs/srb9504.htm (4042 words)

	LaborNET: Workers Online Live News Feed: ICFTU Observer Team in Zimbabwe
		At a time of rapidly increasing pension, an observer team from the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) African regional organisation (AFRO) has been sent to Zimbabwe ahead of the presidential elections which are due to take place on 09-10 March.
		In the wake of the February 16 abduction of Ephraim Tapa (a member of the General Council of the ICFTU-affiliated ZCTU) and his wife by a group of so-called 'war-veterans,' their arrival was amid a general atmosphere of intimidation, and they may still face accreditation difficulties.
		In a further step, on 5 March, the ICFTU sent a letter to President Mugabe condemning the abduction of Ephraim Tapa and his wife, an action "which is clearly related to the violence surrounding the forthcoming elections."
	www.labor.net.au /news/1795.html (374 words)

	Scoop: Actions to fight HIV/AIDS in 8 African countries
		It is the hope of the ICFTU and IOE that this bipartite approach, which initially focuses on countries in Africa, will be replicated in other parts of the world, including the Caribbean, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe and the NIS and Asia-Pacific regions.
		According to Regina Amadi-Njoku, African regional director of the International Labour Organisation, "we are seeing the birth of a strong strategic alliance of ICFTU, IOE and ILO in the fight against AIDS".
		Jack Chow, Assistant Director General of the World Health Organisation, responsible for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, spoke to participants of the value of joint action by employers and trade unions, remarking that "for many people, at least one third of each day is spent in the world of work.
	www.scoop.co.nz /stories/WO0404/S00032.htm (665 words)

	UNI : Zimbabwe Arrests: ICFTU-Afro sends protest letter to Mugabe
		We have just learned of the arrest of Wellington Chibebe, General Secretary; Lovemore Matombo, President; Lucia Matibenga, Vice President of the ZCTU; Peter Munyukwi, Chairperson in Central Region based in Gweru and David Shambare, Vice Chairperson of ZCTU in Western Region based in Bulawayo.
		On behalf of the 15 million organised workers in Africa, under the ICFTU - African Regional Organisation, we appeal to you to intervene and ensue that those arrested are immediately released.
		We further appeal to you to listen to the voice of the people and seek to resolve the crisis through peaceful means, by discussion and dialogue silencing peaceful demonstration and an ostrich approach to such a situation, is no solution at all.
	www.union-network.org /UNiafrican.nsf/c790aa8dfc4a5c68c1256894002182d6/982e8e564eb4e458c1256de3002d2225?OpenDocument (265 words)

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