Organisation of African Trade Union Unity

The Organisation of African Trade Union Unity (OATUU) is an independent regional union federation for trade union centres in Africa.

OATUU
Full nameOrganisation of African Trade Union Unity
Founded1973
Members73 affiliates
AffiliationIndependent
Key peopleMezhoud Arezki, secretary general
Office locationAccra, Ghana
CountryAfrican region
Websitehttp://oatuu.org/

Founded in 1973 (under the Organisation of African Unity), from the merger of the All-African Trade Union Federation (AATUF), the African Trade Union Confederation (ATUC), and the smaller Pan-African Workers' Congress, the OATUU has maintained a position of independence from the International union federations.

The OATUU has four regional organisations.

References

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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