Trade unions in South Sudan

International Labour OrganizationSouth Sudan is a member of the ILOConvention ratificationFreedom of AssociationNot ratifiedRight to Organise29 April 2012

Trade unions in South Sudan first emerged in the period prior to the country's independence with the formation of the Southern Sudan Workers Trade Union in August 2010.^[1]

List of unions in South Sudan

• Employers Association of South Sudan (EASS)
• South Sudan Workers Trade Union Federation (SSWTUF)
• South Sudan Women Union (SSWU)

Trade union rights

The situation of trade unions rights in South Sudan is currently classified as one of the worst in the world, with a complete breakdown in the rule of law.^[2] In 2019, the, President of the South Sudan Workers Trade Union Federation (SSWTUF), Simone Deng, was murdered while on a trade union mission.^[3]

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