Gambia Workers' Confederation
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Gambia Workers' Confederation | |
| Founded | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Banjul, the Gambia |
| Location | |
Key people | Pa Moudou K.B. Faal, secretary general |
| Affiliations | ITUC |
The Gambia Workers' Confederation is a trade union centre in The Gambia. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation.
History[edit]
The Gambia Worker's Confederation was founded in 1985 with M.E. Jallow as its first secretary general, notably the secretary general of the banned, Gambia Workers' Union.[1] The next secretary general was Pa Moudo Faal.[1]
ICTUR reports that secretary general Pa Moudou K.B. Faal was arrested by the National Investigation Agency in both December 1996 and April 1997 when he planned to travel abroad.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Hughes, Arnold; Perfect, David (1989). "Trade Unionism in the Gambia". African Affairs. 88 (353): 549–572. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a098216. ISSN 0001-9909. JSTOR 723036.
- ^ Trade unions of the world (6th ed.). London [U.K.]: John Harper Pub. 2005. ISBN 0-9551144-2-X. OCLC 124095662.
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