Du Syndicalisme dans les Structures Professionnelles des Eglises Ã Bukavu (RÃ©publique DÃ©mocratique du Congo)
Authors: Bashwira Habamungu , Kamaragi Pilo 
Published: September 2020

La prÃ©sente Ã©tude porte sur le syndicalisme dans les structures professionnelles des Eglises de la Ville de Bukavu. Il sâ€™agit de circonscrire les fonctions, les perceptions et les contraintes des associations syndicales dans les services promus par les Eglises Ã  Bukavu. Pour la collecte des donnÃ©es, 401 sujets issus de 42 structures professionnelles des Eglises de Bukavu, sÃ©lectionnÃ©es sur base de leur capacitÃ© Ã©levÃ©e de production et du nombre (30 travailleurs et plus) du personnel pris en charge ont Ã©tÃ© enquÃªtÃ©s Ã  lâ€™aide du questionnaire et de lâ€™entretien. La mÃ©thode structuro-fonctionnaliste de T. Parsons (1973), lâ€™analyse statistique et le test chi carrÃ© ont soutenu le dÃ©pouillement et le traitement des donnÃ©es. Il ressort des rÃ©sultats de la recherche que les syndicats sont en Å“uvre pour revendiquer les bonnes conditions de travail. Lâ€™on assiste Ã  des mouvements des revendications allant des avertissements de grÃ¨ves par des lettres adressÃ©es directement aux autoritÃ©s religieuses et politico-administratives, Â« set in Â», Ã  des cessations partielles de travail dans beaucoup dâ€™entreprises. Toutefois les syndicats Å“uvrant dans les structures professionnelles des Eglises sont diversement apprÃ©ciÃ©s par les employÃ©s et les employeurs. Pour les uns, les syndicats existent thÃ©oriquement mais ne remplissent pas leur rÃ´le. Pendant que pour les autres, les syndicats travaillent dans lâ€™intÃ©rÃªt gÃ©nÃ©ral des agents. Dans la poursuite de leurs missions, les syndicats se heurtent Ã  des obstacles de divers ordres. Tout dâ€™abord, ils sont lâ€™Ã©manation des institutions religieuses qui digÃ¨rent difficilement les oppositions au sein de leurs structures. Ensuite, les syndiquÃ©s sont souvent dubitatifs dans les dÃ©marches revendicatives. Ils ont peur de sâ€™engager dans les dÃ©marches craignant la perte de leurs emplois. Enfin, les syndicalistes sont eux-mÃªmes souvent infÃ©odÃ©s au pouvoir car dÃ©pendant de la ligne droite dÃ©finie par certains responsables des structures professionnelles des Eglises.
This study deals with labor unionism in Church Owned Professional Organizations of the City of Bukavu. The paper aims at (1) identifying the actions of the labor unions, (2) examining how those actions are socially perceived and (3) finding out the challenges accounted by the labor unions in the Church Owned Organizations in Bukavu. 401 employees from 42 Church owned Professional Organizations in Bukavu were sampled and surveyed. The structural-functional method, the content analysis and the chi-square test supported the data analysis. The results of the research show that the labor unions are active in bargaining for improved employeesâ€™ working conditions. There are several actions ranging from warnings of strikes through letters addressed directly to religious and politico-administrative authorities, to partial layoffs in many organizations. However the actions of the labor union members are differently perceived and appreciated by the employees and the employers. For some, the unions exist theoretically but do not fulfill their role. While for the others, the unions serve the general interest of the employees. In the pursuit of their missions, the labor unions always face several challenges. First, they operate in religious institutions which find it difficult to comply with opposition based view within their organization. Second, employees are often afraid and reluctant to raise their voice about their working conditions since this can result in job dismissal; thus, the process of defending their rights is a bit challenging than it would be in a different organization. Finally, the labor unionists who are supposed to defend employeesâ€™ rights are themselves often obedient to employersâ€™ case. Thus, they often comply with the straight line defined by the leaders of the Church Owned Professional organizations.