Somalia ratifies C190 and six other ILO conventions17 February, 2021Somalia’s ratification of Convention 190 and six other International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions is the result of a successful campaign by trade unions to improve labour standards in the country.
Organizing in a fragile environment18 January, 2017As Somalia emerges from a long civil war, unions face the challenge of organizing in a society where the rule of law is weak.
IndustriALL solidarity for Somali union leader after assassination attempt7 January, 2016An important leader in Somalia’s independent trade union movement, Omar Faruk, closely escaped gunshots from three hit men outside the FESTU union office in Mogadishu on 29 December.
IndustriALL welcomes new Somali oil union17 December, 2015Cooperation and efforts of the Federation of Somali Trade Unions (FESTU), IndustriALL Global Union and its Norwegian affiliate Industri Energi brought a fantastic result in Somalia. The first union uniting petroleum and gas workers saw the light during the founding national congress on 13-14 December 2015.
SOMALIA8 October, 2014On 7 October, the Somali Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MOLSA), the Somali Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI) and the Federation of Somali Trade Unions (FESTU) jointly called for social justice and decent jobs for all Somalis.
Somalia Actions10 October, 2013On 7 October, an affiliate of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the Federation of Somali Trade Unions (FESTU), , and its affiliated trade unions commemorated the World Day for Dec
Somali unions face intimidation, death threats and bombs1 October, 2013The harsh reality of organising workers in Somalia was vividly shown in September, when the ITUC-affiliated Federation of Somali Trade Unions, FESTU, discovered a bomb buried at the entrance gate of the union headquarters in Mogadishu. Probably placed the previous night, the bomb was the latest attempt to intimidate the union.
