# ITUC-Africa

The ITUC Regional Organisation for Africa (ITUC-Africa) is a regional organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation, representing trade unions from countries in Africa. There are 56 national trade union federations affiliated to ITUC-Africa, from 45 countries, and representing a total of 15 million workers.

## History

The organisation was founded in 2007, at a congress in Accra, with the merger of the ICFTU African Regional Organisation and the World Confederation of Labour's Democratic Organization of African Workers' Trade Union.
The organisation has six main departments, handling conflict resolution, economic & social policy, education, gender & equality, HIV/AIDS, and human & trade union rights. In its own words,
    ICFTU-AFRO seeks to fight poverty, unemployment and all forms of discrimination, exploitation, arbitrary unrests, detention without trial and unlawful dismissals.

## Affiliates

| Union federation | Acronym | Country |
| General Centre of Independent and Free Unions of Angola | CGSILA | Angola |
| National Union of Angolan Workers | UNTA-CS | Angola |
| Botswana Federation of Trade Unions | BFTU | Botswana |
| Confédération Générale des Syndicats des Travailleurs de Madagascar | FI.SE.MA. | Madagasacar |
| Christian Confederation of Malagasy Trade Unions | SEKRIMA | Madagasacar |
| United Autonomous Unions of Madagascar | USAM | Madagasacar |
| Confédération des Syndicats des Travailleurs Malagasy Révolutionnaires | FISEMARE | Madagasacar |
| Malawi Congress of Trade Unions | MCTU | Malawi |
| Mauritius Labour Congress | MLC | Mauritius |
| Mauritius Trade Union Congress | MTUC | Mauritius |
| National Trade Unions Confederation | NTUC | Mauritius |
| Mozambique Workers' Organization | OTM | Mozambique |
| Trade Union Congress of Namibia | TUCNA | Namibia |
| Trade Union Congress of Swaziland | TUCOSWA | eSwatini |
| Zambia Congress of Trade Unions | ZCTU | Zambia |
| Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions | ZCTU | Zimbabwe |
| Confederation of South African Workers' Unions | CONSAWU | South Africa |
| Federation of Unions of South Africa | FEDUSA | South Africa |
| Congress of South African Trade Unions | COSATU | South Africa |
| National Council of Trade Unions | NACTU | South Africa |
| Union Interprofessionnelle de la Réunion | UIR-CFDT | Reunion |
| General Union of the Workers of São Tomé and Príncipe | UGT-STP | Sao Tomé and Principe |
| National Organization of the Workers of São Tomé and Príncipe – Central Union | ONTSTP-CS | Sao Tomé and Principe |
| Confederation of Cameroon Trade Unions | CSTC | Cameroon |
| Union of Free Trade Unions of Cameroon | USLC | Cameroon |
| General Confederation of Free Workers of Cameroon | CSAC | Cameroon |
| Confédération Syndicale des Travailleurs de Centrafrique | CSTC | Central African Republic |
| General Union of Central African Workers | USTC | Central African Republic |
| National Confederation of Central African Workers | CNTC | Central African Republic |
| Free Confederation of Chadian Workers | CLTT | Chad |
| Union of Trade Unions of Chad | UST | Chad |
| Congolese Trade Union Confederation | CSC | Republic of the Congo |
| Confédération des Syndicats Libres Autonomes du Congo | COSYLAC | Republic of the Congo |
| Democratic Confederation of Labour | CDT | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Union Nationale des Travailleurs du Congo | UNTC | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Confédération Syndicale du Congo | CSC | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Confédération Gabonaise des Syndicats Libres | CGSL | Gabon |
| Confédération Syndicale Gabonaise | COSYGA | Gabon |
| Confederation of Trade Unions of Burundi | COSYBU | Burundi |
| Trade Union Confederation of Burundi | CSB | Burundi |
| Confédération des Travailleurs et travailleuses de Comores | CTTC | Comoros |
| Union of Djibouti Workers | UDT | Djibouti |
| National Confederation of Eritrean Workers | NCEW | Eritrea |
| Confederation of Ethiopian Trade Unions | CETU | Ethiopia |
| Central Organization of Trade Unions | COTU (K) | Kenya |
| Trade Union Centre of Workers of Rwanda | CESTRAR | Rwanda |
| Seychelles Federation of Workers' Unions | SFWU | Seychelles |
| Federation of Somali Trade Unions | FESTU | Somalia |
| South Sudan Workers Trade Union Federation | SSWTUF | South Sudan |
| Trade Union Congress of Tanzania | TUCTA | Tanzania |
| Zanzibar Trade Union Congress | ZATUC | Tanzania |
| National Organization of Trade Unions | NOTU | Uganda |
| Centrale des Syndicats Autonomes du Bénin | CSA | Benin |
| Union Nationale des Syndicats des Travailleurs du Bénin | UNSTB | Benin |
| Confédération des organisations syndicales indépendantes du Bénin | COSI | Benin |
| General Confederation of the Workers of Benin | CGTB | Benin |
| Centrale de syndicats du privé et de l’informel du Bénin | CSIPB | Benin |
| Confédération Syndicale Burkinabé | CSB | Burkina Faso |
| Confédération Nationale des Travailleurs Burkinabé | CNTB | Burkina Faso |
| Organisation Nationale des Syndicats Libres | ONSL | Burkina Faso |
| Union Syndicale des Travailleurs du Burkina Faso | USTB | Burkina Faso |
| União Nacional dos Trabalhadores de Cabo Verde – Central Sindical | UNTC-CS | Cabo Verde |
| Centrale des Syndicats Libres de Côte d'Ivoire | DIGNITE | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Union Générale des Travailleurs de Côte d'Ivoire | UGTCI | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Federation of Autonomous Trade Unions of Ivory Coast | FESACI | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Centrale Syndicale Humanisme | CSH | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Gambia Workers' Confederation | GWC | Gambia |
| Ghana Federation of Labour | GFL | Ghana |
| Trades Union Congress of Ghana | TUC | Ghana |
| Confédération Nationale de Travailleurs de Guinée | CNTG | Guinea |
| Organisation Nationale des Syndicats Libres de Guinée | ONSLG | Guinea |
| Union Syndicale des Travailleurs de Guinée | USTG | Guinea |
| Union Nationale des Travailleurs de Guinée Bissau | UNTGB | Guinea-Bissau |
| Liberia Labour Congress | LLC | Liberia |
| Confédération Syndicale des Travailleurs du Mali | CSTM | Mali |
| Union Nationale des Travailleurs du Mali | UNTM | Mali |
| Democratic Confederation of Workers of Niger | CDTN | Niger |
| Confédération Nigérienne du Travail | CNT | Niger |
| Union des Syndicats des Travailleurs du Niger | USTN | Niger |
| Nigeria Labour Congress | NLC | Nigeria |
| Confédération des Syndicats Autonomes du Sénégal | CSA | Senegal |
| Union Nationale des Syndicats Autonomes du Sénégal | UNSAS | Senegal |
| Democratic Union of Senegalese Workers | UDTS | Senegal |
| National Confederation of Senegalese Workers | CNTS | Senegal |
| Confédération nationale des travailleurs du Sénégal – Forces du changement | CNTS-FC | Senegal |
| Central Confederation of Trade Unions | CCOTU | Sierra Leone |
| Sierra Leone Labour Congress | SLLC | Sierra Leone |
| Confédération syndicale des travailleurs du Togo | CSTT | Togo |
| Union Nationale des Syndicats Indépendants du Togo | UNSIT | Togo |
| Confédération Nationale des Travailleurs du Togo | CNTT | Togo |
| Union Général des Syndicats Libres | UGSL | Togo |
| Union Générale des Travailleurs Algériens | UGTA | Algeria |
| Confédération Générale des Travailleurs de Mauritanie | CGTM | Mauritania |
| Confédération Libre des Travailleurs de Mauritanie | CLTM | Mauritania |
| Union des Travailleurs de Mauritanie | UTM | Mauritania |
| Confédération Nationale des Travailleurs de Mauritanie | CNTM | Mauritania |
| Democratic Confederation of Labour | CDT | Morocco |
| Union Générale des Travailleurs du Maroc | UGTM | Morocco |
| Union Marocaine du Travail | UMT | Morocco |
| Union Générale Tunisienne du Travail | UGTT | Tunisia |

## Leadership
### General Secretaries

    2007: Kwasi Adu-Amankwah

### Presidents

    2007: Mody Guiro