Democratic Organization of African Workers' Trade Unions explained

DOAWTU/ODSTA
Location Country:	Africa
Affiliation:	World Confederation of Labour
Members:	35 unions in 29 Countries
Full Name:	Democratic Organization of African Workers' Trade Unions
Native Name:	Organisation Démocratique Syndicale des Travailleurs Africains
Founded:	February 22, 1993
Dissolved:	2007
Merged:	African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation
Headquarters:	Lomé, Togo
Key People:	Toolsyraj Benedyn, president Akouete B. Adrien, general secretary
Website:	www.odsta.org

The Democratic Organization of African Workers' Trade Unions was a regional organisation of the World Confederation of Labour. It has a membership of 35 unions and eight 'pan-African federations' in 29 countries.

In 2007, the federation merged with the ICFTU African Regional Organisation, forming the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation.^[1]

Pan-African federations

• Fédération Panafricaine des Travailleurs de l’Industrie (FPTI)
• Fédération Panafricaine des Syndicats des Services Publics (FPSSP)
• Fédération Panafricaine des Travailleurs de l’Agriculture et de l’Alimentation (FEPATAA)
• Fédération Panafricaine des Syndicats de l’Education (FEPASE)
• Fédération Panafricaine des Employés (FPE)
• Fédération Panafricaine des Travailleurs du Transport (FPTT)
• Fédération Panafricaine des Travailleurs du Textile et de l'Habillement (FPTTH)
• Fédération Panafricaine des travailleurs de la Construction et du Bois (FPTCB)

Leadership

Presidents

1995: Fernand Kikongi

2003: Toolsyraj Benedyn

General Secretaries

1993: Eugene Akpemado

1990s: Adrien Akouété

References

• Book: 2005 . Trade Unions of the World . ICTUR . International Centre for Trade Union Rights . etal . 6th . John Harper Publishing . London, UK . 0-9543811-5-7.

External links

• www.odsta.org

Notes and References

1. News: Trade unions urged to close ranks . Ghana Web . 27 November 2007.