Democratic Organization of African Workers' Trade Unions

{{Short description|African regional organisation}}

{{Infobox union

|name = DOAWTU/ODSTA

|location_country= Africa

|affiliation = World Confederation of Labour

|members = 35 unions in 29 Countries

|full_name = Democratic Organization of African Workers' Trade Unions

|native_name = Organisation Démocratique Syndicale des Travailleurs Africains

|image = 175px

|founded = February 22, 1993

|dissolved = 2007

|merged = African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation

|headquarters = Lomé, Togo

|key_people = Toolsyraj Benedyn, president
Akouete B. Adrien, general secretary

|website = [http://www.odsta.org www.odsta.org]

|footnotes =

}}

The Democratic Organization of African Workers' Trade Unions was a regional organisation of the World Confederation of Labour. It has a membership of 35 unions and eight 'pan-African federations' in 29 countries.

In 2007, the federation merged with the ICFTU African Regional Organisation, forming the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation.{{cite news |title=Trade unions urged to close ranks |work=Ghana Web |date=27 November 2007}}

Pan-African federations

Leadership

=Presidents=

:1995: Fernand Kikongi

:2003: Toolsyraj Benedyn

=General Secretaries=

:1993: Eugene Akpemado

:1990s: Adrien Akouété

References

{{Reflist}}

  • {{cite book

| year = 2005

| title = Trade Unions of the World

| editor = ICTUR

| editor-link = International Centre for Trade Union Rights

|display-editors=etal

| edition = 6th

| publisher = John Harper Publishing

| location = London, UK

| isbn = 0-9543811-5-7

}}