Trade unions in Guinea
Trade unions in Guinea were historically important - having played a pivotal role in the country's independence movement - and in recent years have again assumed a leading role.
History
Colonial period
In 1945, Sekou Toure founded the first union in Guinea, organizing postal workers, and then in 1946, the Territorial Union of Guinean Trade Unions.Sekou Touré and Seydou Diallo were among the leaders in the creation of the French West African Confédération générale des travailleurs africains separate from the French union, Confédération Générale du Travail in 1955-6.
Following independence
Trade unions were outlawed in 1961, following a teachers' strike, and legalized again in the 1990s.In 2006, the unions successfully organized strikes in Conakry, and in early 2007 led nationwide strikes that provoked a harsh government crackdown which resulted in over 100 fatalities.
In October 2009, following shooting and other violence against a political rally in Conakry, the unions organized a successful two-day strike.
List
National centres
- Confédération Nationale des Travailleurs de Guinée (CNTG)
- Union syndicale des travailleurs de Guinée (USTG)
- Confédération Syndicale Autonome des Travailleurs et Retraités de Guinée (COSATREG)
- Confédération Générale des Travailleurs de Guinée (CGTG)
- Confédération Guinéenne des Syndicats Libres(CGSL)
- Union Démocratique des Travailleurs de Guinée (UDTG)
- Union Générale des Travailleurs de Guinée (UGTG)
- Confédération Générale des Forces Ouvrières de Guinée (CGFOG)
- Confédération Nationale des Syndicats Indépendants de Guinée (CONASIG)
- Union Nationale des Travailleurs de Guinée (UNTG)
- National Organization of Free Unions of Guinea(ONSLG)
- Syndicats des Pharmaciens d’Officines Privées de Guinées (SYPHOG)