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26 March, 2010Education is an essential cornerstone to building democratic and sustainable unions. Responding to a request from USTIC for capacity building in trade union education, , Kapita Twizana of the IMF regional office travelled to Cameroon in February 2010 where he held a train the trainer workshop in Douala.
Cameroon union USTIC is a relatively new affiliate of IMF and much work needs to be done to develop capacity of the union on the shop floor to address worker needs by developing workplace structures that can build membership and address demands.
The aim of the IMF was to assist the union in developing an effective educational programme for the shop floor. The workshop developed training skills and provided training tools for successfully deliver training events.
Twenty participants attended from companies in Douala, Edea, Yaoundé and the West Regions. At the end of the workshop, each participant made a commitment to take action and deliver training on the shop floor.IMF trusts that this commitment will result in educational activities that will benefit workers, contributing to democratic structures at the shop floor and facilitating worker representation.