Trade unions in Angola

Before 1975, while under Portuguese rule, Trade unions in Angola existed primarily as "occupational syndicates" - operating welfare services, but banned from collective bargaining and strike action.[2] Independent African trade unions were illegal, however, some underground or exiled unions existed, and were involved in the struggle for Angolan independence.

Trade unions in Angola
National organization(s)CGSILA, UNTA
Primary legislationArticle 33, Constitution[1]
Global Rights Index
4 Systematic violations of rights
International Labour Organization
Angola is a member of the ILO
Convention ratification
Freedom of Association13 June 2001
Right to Organise4 June 1976

When the Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola (MPLA) came to power in 1975 the National Union of Angolan Workers (UNTA) became the sole national trade union centre. There is now an independent trade union centre as well, the General Centre of Independent and Free Unions of Angola.

Trade union membership in Angola is limited both by the small formal economy, and the high unemployment rate within the sector. The Government of Angola is the largest employer within the country, and wages within the government are set yearly, with consultation from unions, but without direct negotiations.[2]

References
  1. "Article 33" (PDF). The Constitution of Angola. Retrieved 2007-05-18.
  2. ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.


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