Office of the Special Adviser on Africa |
| Purpose: |
Coordinate activities of African national trade union centres and trade union rights; promote participatory people-empowered democracy in Africa; promote Africa's economic integration and development; promote employment creation and poverty eradication; promote social development and empowerment of women; eradicate child labour; eradicate HIV/AIDS; protect environment. |
| Illustrative Project: |
The OATU Human Resource Development and Capacity Building Project through which African trade union leaders are given seminars on: the democratization problems in Africa and the role of the trade union; the integration of Africa's economy and the role of the trade union; the empowerment of women for development; occupational health and safety and the environment. |
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