African Trade Union Confederation
The African Trade Union Confederation (ATUC) was a confederation of trade unions in Africa.
The organisation was founded in January 1962 and was based in Dakar. It brought together federations of unions affiliated to the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and those affiliated to the World Confederation of Labour, in addition to some unions with no other affiliations. The headquarters later moved to Lagos.[1] On founding, its president was Ahmed Tlili, and its secretary was David Soumah.[2] After Tlili's death, Lawrence Leo Borha was appointed as president.
By 1965, the organisation claimed 2.25 million members in 42 affiliates.[1] In April 1973, it merged with the All-African Trade Union Federation and the Pan-African Workers' Congress, to form the Organisation of African Trade Union Unity.[3][4]
Affiliates
[edit]The following federations were affiliated in 1965:[1]
| Union | Country |
|---|---|
| General League of Angolan Workers in Exile | Angola |
| Union of Trade Unions of Believing Workers of the Cameroon | Cameroon |
| West Cameroon Trades Union Congress | Cameroon |
| Chadian Confederation of Labour | Chad |
| General Labour Federation of the Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Confederation of Free Trade Unions of the Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Union of Congolese Workers | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| National Confederation of Free Labour Unions | Dahomey |
| Dahomean Confederation of Believing Workers | Dahomey |
| National Confederation of Gabonese Workers | Gabon |
| Gambia Workers' Union | Gambia |
| General Union of Workers of Guinea Bissau | Guinea Bissau |
| Congress of Industrial Organisations | Liberia |
| Confederation of Malgasy Workers | Madagascar |
| Christian Confederation of Malagasy Trade Unions | Madagascar |
| Trades Union Congress of Malawi | Malawi |
| Union of Workers of Mauritania | Mauritania |
| National Union of Workers of Niger | Niger |
| United Labour Congress | Nigeria |
| Nigeria Workers' Council | Nigeria |
| African Trade Union Congress | Rhodesia |
| National Union of Workers of Senegal | Senegal |
| National Confederation of Believing Workers of Senegal | Senegal |
| Somali Confederation of Labour | Somalia |
| Togolese Confederation of Believing Workers | Togo |
| General Federation of Tunisian Workers | Tunisia |
| Uganda Trades Union Congress | Uganda |
| Voltan Organisation of Free Trade Unions | Upper Volta |
| African Confederation of Believing Workers | Upper Volta |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Coldrick, Percy; Jones, Philip (1979). The International Directory of the Trade Union Movement. New York: Facts on File. p. 245–246. ISBN 0871963744.
- ^ Riddell, John (1962). "Trade Unionism in Africa as a Factor in Nation Building". Civilisations. 12 (1).
- ^ Staff writer (2024). "Organisation of African Trade Union Unity (OATUU)". UIA Global Civil Society Database. uia.org. Brussels, Belgium: Union of International Associations. Yearbook of International Organizations Online. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ van der Velden, Sjaak (2021). Historical Dictionary of Organized Labor. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781538134610.