Union of Free Trade Unions of Cameroon explained

USLC
Location Country:	Cameroon
Affiliation:	ITUC, OATUU
Members:	50,000 (2006)
Full Name:	Union of Free Trade Unions of Cameroon
Native Name:	Union des Syndicats Libres du Cameroun
Founded:	1995
Headquarters:	Yaoundé, Cameroon
Key People:	Flaubert Moussole, president M'Bom Mefe, secretary general

The Union of Free Trade Unions of Cameroon (Union des syndicats libres du Cameroun or USLC) is a trade union centre in Cameroon. The USLC is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation, and the Organization of African Trade Union Unity.

History

Trade unions are permitted in Cameroon under the 1992 labor code. The Union of Free Trade Unions of Cameroon was created in 1996 by the government. The creation of the USLC was seen as a strategy by the government to weaken the influence of the Confederation of Cameroonian Trade Unions, the only labor union at the time.^{[1] [2]}

In 2006, the USLC was estimated to have 50,000 members, and was then presided by Flaubert Moussolê.^[3]

Further reading

• 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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cameroon. Freedomhouse.org. 28 December 2017. 2013-03-08.
2. Web site: Cameroon Human Rights Practices, 1995. U.S. Department of State . Uic.edu. March 1996. 28 December 2017.
3. Book: Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon. Scarecrow Press. Mark Dike DeLancey. Rebecca Mbuh. Mark W. Delancey. 2010. 368. 9780810873995.