September 11
Nigeria: Arrested Nigerian Workers' Union Leader Freed
The Nigerian secret police released labor union leader Joe Ajaero on Tuesday after hours of interrogation over alleged terrorism financing. Read more »
June 10
Malawi: Malawi Medical Workers Stage Strike Over Allowances
Medical workers in Malawi's public health facilities started a nationwide sit-in strike Monday to push the government to meet their longtime grievances, which include special… Read more »
June 03
Nigeria: Nigerian Workers' Unions Strike Over Minimum Wage Review
Nigerian workers' unions launched a nationwide strike protesting the failure to implement a new minimum wage to help workers cope with the high cost of living amid economic… Read more »
May 09
Kenya: Kenyan Doctors End 8-Week Strike After Deal With Government
Kenyan doctors will report to work starting Friday, after they agreed with the government on how they can be paid their salary arrears. Read more »
May 01
Cameroon: Cameroon Workers Want Job Security, Better Pay Amid Price Hikes
Hundreds of thousands of workers across Cameroon are observing International Labor Day on May 1 by marching against abuses they say include illegal dismissals and failure to pay… Read more »
April 25
Malawi: Malawi, Israel Sign Labor Export Deal On Farm Workers
Malawi and Israel have signed a new deal for Malawi to send unskilled laborers to Israel. Read more »
April 24
Kenya: Kenyan Govt Threatens to Halt Salaries of Striking Doctors
The Kenyan government is threatening to withhold the salaries and union remittances of striking doctors after failing to reach an agreement with doctors' union. Read more »
April 09
Kenya: Striking Kenyan Doctors Hold Demonstrations in Nairobi Amid Stalemate
Kenyan doctors held new demonstrations Tuesday in their push for better pay and working conditions. Read more »
March 19
Africa: New Study Reports Widespread Forced Labor Abuses
Forced labor generates $236 billion a year in illegal profits, a dramatic increase of $64 billion since 2014, a new study by the International Labor Organization reported on… Read more »
November 15, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerian Workers Strike Over Attack On Union Leader, Unpopular Economic Reforms
Nigeria's labor unions have begun an indefinite strike to protest the beating of Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) president Joe Ajaero on November 1. The labor leader was to lead… Read more »
August 18, 2023
Cameroon: Cameroon Suspends Work Contracts - Foreign Workers There Illegally Must Leave
Officials in Cameroon suspended the work contracts of several thousand foreign workers, including Africans, Chinese and Europeans, and ordered them to obtain work permits and pay… Read more »
August 12, 2023
Africa: Young People Want Education, Jobs for Better Future
Education skills and employability are the pathway to a better life -- that is the key takeaway expressed by 40% of young people across all age groups who participated in a survey… Read more »
August 08, 2023
Botswana: Govt Seeks Pharmacists From Abroad After Nurses Halt Dispensing Medications
Botswana is aiming to recruit at least 1,000 pharmacists, some from abroad, after nurses said they would no longer dispense medications. Read more »
July 26, 2023
South Africa: South Africa Opposition Protests Race Quotas for Management Jobs
Members of South Africa's main opposition party took to the streets Wednesday in Cape Town to protest a new law that allows racial quotas in the workplace, saying it will… Read more »
June 05, 2023
Namibia: Unemployment, Substance Abuse Leading Cause of Suicide in Namibia
Namibia ranks fourth in the rate of suicide on the African continent, the country's deputy minister of health and social services, Esther Muinjangue, said at a recent regional… Read more »
May 01, 2023
Cameroon: Cameroonian Workers Seek Security, Better Pay On International Labor Day
In Cameroon, hundreds of thousands of workers marched on the May 1 International Labor Day, calling for wage increases amid price hikes fueled by Russia's war on Ukraine.… Read more »
March 17, 2023
Central Africa: Central African Nations Vow to Reduce Imports to Spur Job Creation
Leaders of Central African states meeting Friday in Cameroon announced reductions and bans on some imports to encourage local production and create jobs. Read more »
January 09, 2023
Cameroon: Cameroon Calls On Plantation Workers to Return to Restive Western Regions
Cameroon's second largest employer, the state-run Cameroon Development Corporation (CDC), is calling for thousands of plantation workers who fled the country's separatist conflict… Read more »
December 20, 2022
Malawi: Court Workers Return to Work After Strike
Support staff for Malawi's judiciary system has ended a week-long labor strike after the government promised to consider its demands next year. The government has told the workers… Read more »
December 13, 2022
Malawi: Judicial Strike Paralyzes Courts Operations
Support staff of Malawi's judiciary system are holding a nationwide strike aimed at forcing the government to improve their working conditions. The strike, which started Monday,… Read more »