Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Aging
Agriculture
Biodiversity
Children
Climate Change
Coorporate Accountability
Decolonization
Disabled Persons
Environment
Food
Governance
HIV/AIDS
Migration
Minority Rights
Safety
Women/gender Equality
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Human rights of women
Millennium Development Goals
The girl child
Violence against women
Women and HIV/AIDS
Women and poverty
Women in power and decision-making
Social Development:
Conflict
Employment
Poverty
Social policy
Youth
Statistics:
Labour and Compensation
Sustainable Development:
Agriculture
Atmosphere
Biodiversity
Biotechnology
Capacity-building
Climate change
Desertification and Drought
Forests
Gender equality
Health
Toxic chemicals
Waste (hazardous)
Waste Management
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| Geographic scope: |
International
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| Country of activity: |
Guinea Bissau
Algeria
Benin
Tunisia
Morocco
Sierra Leone
Mauritius
Comoros
Mauritania
Cameroon
Chad
Togo
Central African Republic
Zambia
Senegal
Burkina Faso
Madagascar
Mali
Cape Verde
Eswatini
Eritrea
Equatorial Guinea
Seychelles
South Africa
Ghana
Gambia
Congo
Lesotho
Rwanda
Uganda
Namibia
Niger
Côte D'Ivoire
Ethiopia
Papua New Guinea
Botswana
Angola
Djibouti
Malawi
Guinea
United Republic of Tanzania
Zimbabwe
Kenya
Burundi
Mozambique
Nigeria
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Liberia
Gabon
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Promote gender equality and empower women
Ensure environmental sustainability
Develop global partnership for development
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
2008 |
| Organizational structure: |
Regional Congress, Regional Executive Bureau, Regional Governing Council, Regional Women Committee and Regional Secretariat. Highest decision - making body is the Regional Congress which takes place after every 3 years. |
| Number and type of members: |
National Federations affiliate to ITUC Africa. At moment 50 National Federations affiliated with a combined total membership of 13,000,000 workers across the region. |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
Non |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Foreign and international grants
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