Everline Aketch
Sub-regional Secretary for English-Speaking Africa (based in Uganda)
everline.aketch@world-psi.org
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Trade union leaders from nine countries in East and West Africa met in Lagos in February 2026 to discuss mounting threats to workers’ rights, restrictions on union activity, and growing pressure to privatise public services. They called for stronger regional cooperation, investment in young and women leaders, and expressed solidarity with Nigerian health workers while reaffirming the importance of cross-border unity to defend labour rights and public services.
Unions are raising concerns over the increasing violation and harassment of employees at worker places. Investment and Privatization State Minister Evelyn Anite says employers have the obligation to support workers safety by assessing the risk of gender-based violence and harassment both in their industry and in their specific workplace.
