CRITICAL REVIEW OF TRADE UNION MOVEMENT IN AFRICA: CHALLENGES, PROSPECTS, AND THE FUTURE OF WORK

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Over the years, trade unions across the globe have continued to play an important economic role, especially in organizing workers under a trade union and ensuring the rights and interests of such workers are protected through the principle of collective bargaining. This study critically reviewed the trade union movement in Africa, challenges, prospects, and the future of work. This study found that the large workforce in the informal sector in Africa has majorly limited the expected growth rate of trade unions in Africa. Other issues like casualization of work, inconsistent labour policies, and the inability of trade unions to effectively collaborate act as impediments to trade union growth in Africa. The study concluded with a serious call for the issues promoting the informal sector and casualization of workers in Africa to be addressed as quickly as possible while the study made some critical recommendations that can help drive the growth of the Trade unions movement in Africa.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Trade Union
• Africa
• Collective Bargaining
• Challenges
• Prospects

AFRİKA'DAKİ SENDİKAL HAREKETE ELEŞTİREL GÖZDEN GEÇİRME: ZORLUKLAR, BEKLENTİLER VE İŞİN GELECEĞİ

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Yıllar boyunca, dünya genelindeki sendikalar, özellikle işçileri bir sendika altında örgütlemede ve bu tür işçilerin hak ve çıkarlarının toplu pazarlık ilkesiyle korunmasını sağlamada önemli bir ekonomik rol oynamaya devam etmiştir. Bu çalışma, Afrika'daki sendikal hare-keti, zorlukları, beklentileri ve geleceğini eleştirel bir şekilde gözden geçirmektedir. Bu çalışma, Afrika'daki kayıt dışı büyük işgücünün, Afrika'daki sendikaların beklenen büyü-me oranını büyük ölçüde sınırladığını ortaya koymuştur. Geçici iş, tutarsız çalışma politikaları ve sendikaların etkin bir şekilde işbirliği yapamaması gibi diğer sorunlar, Afrika'daki sendikaların büyümesine engel teşkil etmektedir. Bu çalışma, Afrika'da kayıt dışı çalışmayı ve işçilerin geçici istihdamını teşvik eden konuların mümkün olduğunca çabuk ele alınması için ciddi bir çağrıyla sona ermekte ve Afrika'daki Sendika hareketinin büyümesini sağlamaya yardımcı olabilecek bazı kritik önerilerde bulunmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Sendika
• Afrika
• Toplu İş Sözleşmesi
• Zorluklar
• Beklentiler

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