Democratic Organization of African Workers' Trade Unions
Democratic Organization of African Workers' Trade Unions | |
| Organisation Démocratique Syndicale des Travailleurs Africains | |
| Merged into | African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation |
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| Founded | February 22, 1993 |
| Dissolved | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Lomé, Togo |
| Location | |
| Members | 35 unions in 29 Countries |
Key people | Toolsyraj Benedyn, president Akouete B. Adrien, general secretary |
| Affiliations | World Confederation of Labour |
| Website | www.odsta.org |
The Democratic Organization of African Workers' Trade Unions (DOAWTU) was a regional organisation of the World Confederation of Labour (WCL).
The WCL's first regional organisation in Africa was the Pan-African Workers' Congress, founded in 1956, which merged into the Organisation of African Trade Union Unity in 1973.
The DOAWTU was founded in 1993, with headquarters in Lome. By 2005, it had a membership of 35 unions in 29 countries, and supported eight industrial federations. In 2007, the federation merged with the ICFTU African Regional Organisation, forming the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation.