Trade unions in Togo
National organization(s) | CNTT, CSTT, UNSIT, UGSL |
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Total union membership | 255,240 (2017)[1] |
Density | 7.4% (2017)[1] |
Global Rights Index | |
3 Regular violations of rights | |
International Labour Organization | |
Togo is a member of the ILO | |
Convention ratification | |
Freedom of Association | 7 June 1960 |
Right to Organise | 8 November 1983 |
Trade unions in Togo first emerged under French colonial rule in the 1930s and 1940s. In the 1950s, unions separated from French structures as autonomous organisations. Following independence in 1960 there remained a pluralistic environment, however, with the military coup of Gnassingbé Eyadéma in 1968, all trade unions were dissolved into a single union under state control. This situation remained until the early 1990s when trade union plurality returned.
Origins and autonomy
Limited trade union rights were granted in French West Africa in 1937 following the election victory of the
Independence and suppression
From the early 1970s independent trade unionism was banned in Togo. In 1972 and 1973, the existing trade unions were dissolved into the CNTT and placed under government control.[4] The Eyadéma regime banned strikes, gaoled union leaders, and replaced them with sycophants. In 1980, the CNTT was incorporated into the ruling party (the Rally of the Togolese People).[5]
Federation | Membership (2017)[1] |
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National Confederation of Togolese Workers (CNTT) | 117,327 |
Trade Union Confederation of Togolese Workers (CSTT) | 84,093 |
Union Générale des Syndicats Libres (UGSL) | 35,000 |
National Union of Independent Trade Unions of Togo (UNSIT) | 9,050 |
Groupe des Syndicats Autonomes (GSA) | 5,600 |
La Confédération Générale des Cadres (Syndicats Libres) du Togo (CGCT) | 4,170 |
Synergie des Travailleurs du Togo (STT) | Unknown |
References
- ^ a b c "Togo Labour Market Profile 2018" (PDF). Danish Trade Union Development Agency. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- JSTOR 3777775.
- ISBN 978-2-84586-585-3.
- ISBN 978-0-8108-6196-1.
- S2CID 154537316.