Trade unions in the Gambia

Trade unions in the Gambia
National organization(s)GWC
Regulatory authorityMinistry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment
Primary legislationLabour Act 2007
International Labour Organization
The Gambia is a member of the ILO
Convention ratification
Freedom of Association4 September 2000
Right to Organise4 September 2000

Trade unions in The Gambia are regulated under the Labour Act 2007. The first trade union was the Bathurst Trade Union (BTU), founded in 1929, which led a general strike that year. General strikes were also led by the Gambia Workers' Union (GWU) in 1960, 1961, 1967, and 1970, although not all were successful. There are three trade union centres in The Gambia: the Gambia Trade Union Bureau (GamTUB), the Gambian Workers' Confederation (GWC), and the Gambia National Trade Union Congress (GNTUC). The country joined the International Labour Organization (ILO) in 1995.[1]

  1. ^ "Country profiles". International Labour Organization. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

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