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Africa and Arab countries

World Bank must stop promoting “dangerous” public-private partnerships – New Global Campaign launched!

A new campaign aimed at reversing the dangerous rush to promote expensive and high-risk public-private partnerships (PPPs) was launched yesterday by Public Services International and by 151 civil society organisations from all over the globe.

PSI contributions to the thematic consultations towards a global compact on migration in 2018

18 October 2017
First Thematic Consultation in May

The 2016 New York Declaration for Migrants and Refugees mandates the United Nations to forge a Global Compact on Migration and a Global Compact on Refugees, which will be adopted in a High-Level Conference in 2018.

PSI affiliate SNAPAP defending human rights of undocumented migrants in Algeria

17 October 2017

PSI Algerian affiliate SNAPAP is leading a campaign, along with other African national trade union centers, in defending the human rights of undocumented migrants in Algeria. This was in response to the massive arrests of undocumented migrants living in Algiers, the country’s capital.

Public administration workers of the Spanish foreign service go on strike on 16 October: 9-year wage freeze must end now!

For the last nine years, public administration employees working abroad for the Spanish state have suffered an unjust and arbitrary wage freeze. Precarious working conditions and, in many countries, rampant inflation and strong fluctuations of local currencies have further compounded the issue.

Twenty young African trade unions leaders gathered in Abuja to discuss remunicipalisation

16 October 2017

Twenty young workers, representing 16 trade unions from Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana and Nigeria, met in Abuja on 11-12 September to attend a workshop sponsored by IMPACT and Kommunal about the remunicipalisation of public services.

International Day for Disaster Reduction

12 October 2017

Each year, the International Day for Disaster Reduction is observed around the world on 13 October. "All levels of government need to recognise the crucial role of their emergency workers," says PSI General Secretary Rosa Pavanelli. "These workers deserve not only respect, but protections, including the rights to join unions and negotiate terms and conditions."

PSI Addresses ITUC Africa Conference on Peace and Security

09 October 2017
Trade union participants ITUC Conference on Peace and Security, Abuja, 5-6 October 2017

"Quality Public Services is key to conflict prevention, crisis adaptation, human security, peace-building and resilience." This was the key message delivered by the PSI delegation at the International Trade Union Confederation-Africa (ITUC-Africa) Conference on Peace and Security held on 5-6 October in Abuja, Nigeria.

PSI No Recruitment Fees Campaign in Nigeria

05 October 2017

Around 80 representatives from PSI trade union affiliates in Nigeria, government agencies, civil society organisations and the media launched the PSI No Recruitment Fees Campaign in the country on 3-4 October in Abuja.