National Organisations of Free Trade Unions
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The National Organisations of Free Trade Unions (ONSL) is a trade union
centre in Burkina Faso
. It was founded in 1960, evolving out of the Confédération africaine des syndicats libres
(CASL). It was initially named Union nationale des travailleurs de la Haute-Volta (UNTHV), adopting the name Organisation voltaïque des syndicats libres in 1964.
The ONSL is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation
.
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
centre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...
. It was founded in 1960, evolving out of the Confédération africaine des syndicats libres
Confédération africaine des syndicats libres
Confédération africaine des syndicats libres , initially 'Confédération africaine des syndicats libres-Force ouvrière , was an Africa confederation of trade unions...
(CASL). It was initially named Union nationale des travailleurs de la Haute-Volta (UNTHV), adopting the name Organisation voltaïque des syndicats libres in 1964.
The ONSL is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation
International Trade Union Confederation
The International Trade Union Confederation is the world's largest trade union federation. It was formed on November 1, 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Confederation of Labour...
.