The Central Organization of Trade Unions COTU (K), Secretary General Dr. Francis Atwoli, acting in his capacity as, first, the President of Organization of African Trade Union Unity (OATUU) and, secondly, a member of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Governing Body, is on a continental assignment in Seychelles.
In his assignment that began yesterday, the Secretary-General is set to meet both the Seychelles Federation of Workers’ Unions and the newly elected government and understand the relationship between the two social partners.
This assignment follows an invitation by the union requesting him to come to enlighten the newly elected government on the role of trade unions as champions of social justice and the role of government as a regulator and a guarantor of industrial peace.
Equally, the Secretary General will touch on the importance of tripartism making reference to the provisions of ILO Convention 144 on tripartite consultations among the social partners which has been a big challenge to the government as there has been no formal consultations on many decisions.
