Congolese Trade Union Confederation


The Congolese Trade Union Confederation (Confédération syndicale congolaise, CSC) is a trade union centre in Republic of the Congo.

CSC
Congolese Trade Union Confederation
Confédération Syndicale Congolaise
Founded1964
Location
Key people
Jean-Michel Bokamba-Yangouma, general secretary
AffiliationsWFTU

Seeking greater political reform and the establishment of multiparty politics, the CSC unsuccessfully sought its independence from the ruling Congolese Labour Party (PCT) in 1990. It led a general strike and protests in September–October 1990, causing the PCT regime to allow the creation of other political parties and leading to the 1991 National Conference.[1]

Jean-Michel Bokamba-Yangouma was the Secretary-General of the CSC from 1974 to 1997. An ally of President Pascal Lissouba, he fled into exile at the end of the 1997 civil war.[2]

The CSC is affiliated with the World Federation of Trade Unions.

References

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  1. ^ I. William Zartman and Katharina R. Vogeli, "Prevention Gained and Prevention Lost: Collapse, Competition, and Coup in Congo", in Opportunities Missed, Opportunities Seized: Preventive Diplomacy in the Post-Cold War World (2000), ed. Bruce W. Jentleson, page 270.
  2. ^ Joachim Mbanza, "Bokamba Yangouma en nouveau converti", La Semaine Africaine, N° 2469, 3 June 2004 (Congopage.com, 5 June 2004) (in French).
  • ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.