Mody Guiro

Mody Guiro (born 17 November 1951) is a Mali-born Senegalese trade union leader.

Born in Kayes in Mali, Guiro trained as an electrician and moved to study in Thiès in Senegal. He became interested in communism, and joined the Thiès Union of Trade Unions, rising to become regional secretary.{{cite news |last1=Balde |first1=Ibrahima |title=UNE ELECTION, DES PROGRAMMES ET DES ENJEUX |url=https://www.seneplus.com/societe/une-election-des-programmes-et-des-enjeux |access-date=2 December 2023 |work=SenePlus |date=24 May 2017}}{{cite book |last1=Gueye |first1=Omar |title=Mai 1968 au Sénégal |date=2017 |publisher=Hommes et sociétés |isbn=9782811117023}} In 2001, the general secretary of the National Confederation of Senegalese Workers, Madia Diop, retired. Guiro contested the post, defeating Diop's preferred successor, Cheikh Diop. As a member of the Socialist Party of Senegal, he became a leading opponent of the Senegalese Democratic Party government, leading a wave of strikes. In December 2002, he signed a compact with the government, providing for regular consultation with unions.{{cite book |last1=Kraus |first1=Jon |title=Trade Unions and the Coming of Democracy in Africa |date=2007 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |isbn=9780230610033}}

In 2005, Guiro was additionally elected as president of the ICFTU African Regional Organisation. In 2007, this became part of the new ITUC-Africa, with Guiro continuing as president.{{cite book |title=Report on Activities |date=2010 |publisher=ITUC |url=https://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/pdf/_Report_on_Activities_complet_-_EN.pdf |access-date=2 December 2023}}