Strike Actions in Africa were on a sporadic rise in 2022, examples include: University Staffs in Nigeria, Civil Service workers in South Africa, Kenyan Airways Staffs in Kenya, Nurses in Zimbabwe, Teachers in Ghana
Many of these unions have blamed the governments of their respective nations for being lax and nonchalant toward their welfare. Many of the Governments have however cited the global economic crises and other factors as the reason for their inadequacies.
A labor union is an organization formed by workers in a particular trade, industry, or company for the purpose of improving pay, benefits, and working conditions. Officially known as a “labor organization,” and also called a “trade union” or a “workers union,”