List of federations of trade unions
Country Trade union federations Membership Website
Angola General Centre of Independent and Free Unions of Angola ( CGSILA ) Central Geral de Sindicatos Independentes e Livres de Angola 50,000 ( CGSILA ) None
Botswana Botswana Federation of Trade Unions
Burundi Confederation of Trade Unions of Burundi ( Confédération des Syndicats du Burundi , COSYBU ) Trade Union Confederation of Burundi ( Confédération syndicale du Burundi , CSB ) 54,000 ( COSYBU ) 5,500 ( CSB ) None
Cape Verde Trade Unions of Cape Verde Unity Centre ( UNTC-CS ) União Nacional dos Trabalhadores de Cabo verde - Central Sindical Council of Free Labour Unions ( CCSL ) Conferência Cabo-Verdiana de Sindicatos Livres 20,000 ( UNTC-CS ) 18,000 ( CCSL )
Comoros Workers Union of the Comoros ( UTC ) Union des Travailleurs des Comores
Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Confederation of Labour ( CDT ) Confédération Démocratique du Travail General Confederation of Labour of the Congo ( CGTC ) Confédération Générale du Travail du Congo National Union of Congolese Workers ( UNTC ) Union Nationale des Travailleurs du Congo
Ethiopia Confederation of Ethiopian Trade Unions ( CETU )
Kenya Central Organization of Trade Unions ( KOTU ) ~350,000 ( KOTU ) COTU
Mauritania Free Confederation of Mauritanian Workers ( CLTM ) General Confederation of Mauritanian Workers ( CGTM ) Confédération Générale des Travailleurs de Mauritanie Union of Mauritanian Workers ( UTM ) Union des Travailleurs de Mauritanie 25,000 ( CGTM ) CGTM
Mauritius Mauritius Trade Union Congress ( MTUC ) 29,000 ( MTUC ) MTUC
Mozambique Mozanbique Workers ' Organization ( OTM ) Organização dos Trabalhadores de Moçambique 250,000 ( OTM ) OTM
Namibia National Union of Namibian Workers ( NUNW ) Trade Union Congress of Namibia ( TUCNA ) 60-70,000 ( NUNW ) 18-20,000 ( TUCNA ) NUNW TUCNA
Niger Nigerien Confederation of Labour ( CNT ) Confédération Nigérienne du Travail Union of Workers ' Trade Unions of Niger ( USTN ) Union des Syndicats des Travailleurs du Niger 15,000 ( CNT ) 60,000 ( USTN )
Nigeria Nigeria Labour Congress ( NLC ) 4 million ( NLC ) NLC
São Tomé and Príncipe General Union of the Workers of São Tomé and Príncipe ( UGT/STP ) União Geral dos Trabalhadores de São Tomé and Príncipe National Organization of the Workers of São Tomé and Príncipe - Central Union ( ONTSTP-CS ) Organizaçâo Nacional dos Trabalhadores de São Tomé and Príncipe - Central Sindical
Senegal Democratic Union of Senegalese Workers ( UDTS ) Union Démocratique des Travailleurs de Sénégal National Confederation of Senegalese Workers ( CNTS ) Confédération Nationale des Travailleurs Sénégalais National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions of Senegal ( UNSAS ) Union Nationale des Syndicats Autonomes de Sénégal 60,000 CNTS
Somalia ITUSS -Somali Congress of Trade Unions
Swaziland Trade Union Congress of Swaziland 35,000
South Africa Congress of South African Trade Unions ( COSATU ) Federation of Unions of South Africa ( FEDUSA ) National Council of Trade Unions ( NACTU ) South African Federation of Trade Unions ( SAFTU ) 1.8 million ( COSATU ) 556,000 ( FEDUSA ) 397,000 ( NACTU ) 700.000 ( SAFTU ) COSATU FEDUSA NACTU SAFTU
Tanzania Zanzibar Trade Union ' Congress of Tanzania ( TUCT ) Zanzibar Trade Union Congress ( ZTUC ) 320,000 ( TUCT ) 14,000 ( ZTUC )
National Federations/National Trade Union Centres -- Africa
This is a list of federations of trade unions. Those federations listed under each country are also known as national trade union centres and are organizations formed by trade unions which operate, in most cases, at the national level. The organizations listed in the worldwide section are industry/sectoral-specific (i.e. the GUFs) and international organizations representing national trade union centres (e.g. ITUC).