Trade unions in Benin
National organization(s) | CSA, CGTB, UNSTB |
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Regulatory authority | Ministry of Labour |
Primary legislation | Benin Labour Code |
Global Rights Index | |
4 Systematic violations of rights | |
International Labour Organization | |
Benin is a member of the ILO | |
Convention ratification | |
Freedom of Association | 12 December 1960 |
Right to Organise | 16 May 1968 |
Trade unions in Benin operate in relative freedom, with approximately 75% of the formal sector being
History
During the
National bodies
There are three main national trade union centers in Benin. The National Union of the Unions of the Workers of Benin (UNSTB) was the sole trade union organization during the rule of the PRPB, having absorbed all former trade unions in 1974.[4] The Autonomous Trade Unions Centre (CSA) formed with the rise of the multi-party system, and amid fears that the UNSTB would be unable to separate itself from the previous political powers. The third trade union center is the General Confederation of the Workers of Benin.
Trade union concerns
Although Benin has ratified a number of the ILO "core conventions", there are notable deficiencies in the application of labour practices as espoused by the labour movement. In particular a 2004 report by ITCU (previously ICFTU) draws attention to the lack of
References
- ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
- ^ "TRADE UNION RIGHTS IN LAW". Benin: Annual Survey of Violations of Trade Union Rights (2006) ITUC. Retrieved 2007-07-30.
- ^ "INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED CORE LABOUR STANDARDS IN BENIN". ICFTU REPORT FOR THE WTO GENERAL COUNCIL REVIEW OF THE TRADE POLICIES OF BENIN. Retrieved 2007-07-30.
- ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
- ^ "Serious violations of core labour standards in Benin, Burkina Faso and Mali". ICFTU Online. Retrieved 2007-07-30.