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Trade unions in South Sudan

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Trade unions in South Sudan
National organization(s)SSTUWF
Regulatory authorityMinistry of Labour, Public Service and Human Resource Development
Primary legislationWorkers Trade Unions Act, 2013
Global Rights Index
5+ No guarantee of rights due to breakdown of law
International Labour Organization
South Sudan is a member of the ILO
Convention ratification
Freedom of AssociationNot ratified
Right to Organise29 April 2012

Trade unions in South Sudan first emerged in the period prior to the country's independence with the formation of the Southern Sudan Workers Trade Union in August 2010.[1]

List of unions in South Sudan

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Trade union rights

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The situation of trade unions rights in South Sudan is currently classified as one of the worst in the world, with a complete breakdown in the rule of law.[2] In 2019, the, President of the South Sudan Workers Trade Union Federation (SSWTUF), Simone Deng, was murdered while on a trade union mission.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "South Sudan forms Workers Trade Union for ten states". Sudan Tribune. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Global Rights Index" (PDF). International Trade Union Confederation. June 2020. p. 12. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. ^ "OATUU condemns the murder of Comrade Simeone DENG President of SSWTUF". Organization of African Trade Union Unity. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2020.