News and articles

July 2021

  1. Future of Trade Unions: the experience from Australia

    19 July 2021

    The world of work is undergoing a major process of changes in particular driven by technological development, climate change, demographic shifts and Globalization. In this context, what could be the future of trade unions? Emma Kingdon from the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) shares her views on the future of Unions...

November 2020

  1. 9th BRICS Trade Union Forum

    02 November 2020

    The forum was attended by 106 delegates representing 13 national trade union centres which bring together almost 400 million workers, and by honorary guests from Russia and beyond.

October 2019

  1. Future of Trade Unions: the experience from South Africa

    22 October 2019

    The world of work is undergoing a major process of changes in particular driven by technological development, climate change, demographic shifts and Globalization. In this context, what could be the future of trade unions? Bheki Ntshalitshali, General Secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) shares his views on this challenge during the Symposium on the Future of Work organised in Geneva from 7 to 8 October 2019.

March 2016

  1. Future of Work: lessons from South Africa

    29 March 2016

    Bheki Ntshalintshali, General Secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) discusses possible ways to overcome the technological advancement in the world of work and how trade unions can influence the discussion around the ILO Centenary initiative on the Future of Work.

March 2015

  1. Unacceptable forms of work:What challenges for workers' organizations?

    31 March 2015

    Protecting workers from unacceptable forms of work is one of the topics of discussion at the 323rd session of the ILO Governing Body, which was held in Geneva from 12 to 27 March 2015. In this interview, Bheki Ntshalintshali, Deputy General Secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), explains the challenges related to unacceptable forms of work. Mr. Ntshalintshali also highlights the South African experience on protecting workers from unacceptable forms of work.

November 2011

  1. Johannesburg: Second Congress of ITUC-Africa

    27 November 2011

    The Director of the Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV), Dan Cunniah, took part in the Second Congress of the African Regional Organization of the International Trade Union Federation (ITUC-Africa), which was held in Johannesburg from 25 to 27 November 2011.

October 2011

  1. Johannesburg: 12th African Regional Meeting

    14 October 2011

September 2011

  1. Johannesburg: Adoption of a Strategy for Action and a Resolution in Africa on Multinational Enterprises.

    22 September 2011

August 2011

  1. 12th African Regional Meeting

    31 August 2011

July 2011

  1. Master Program on "Labour and Development" in South Africa: 31 July Final Deadline for Applications

    04 July 2011

    The Global Labour University (GLU) is inviting trade unionist and labour activists to apply for a specialized Master programmes on “Labour and Globalization” at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa.