Employment and work

At least 241 employees of the Post and Savings Company of Congo (Sopeco) have been in an unlimited "sit-in" business in front of the management of their company, in the capital, for more than a month. They demand payment of two and a half years' backlog of…

Decisive day, this Monday, March 14, when the government hopes to be able to resume teaching in public institutions after a three-week teachers' strike. Announcements to respond to the teachers' demands were made at the end of the week and were met with…

In Cameroon, after three long weeks of strikes in many public and secondary schools in the public sector, the authorities and trade unions have managed to agree and set a timetable, in particular for full pay from the end of March 2022.…

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, staff, all categories combined, for national radio and television broadcasts, the official media, threaten to disconnect. A strike notice, for unlimited movement, was submitted yesterday, Monday, August 16, to the general management. there are suspicions of financial mismanagement, but the manager rather thinks that the employees have been manipulated.…

Isabel Cardoso-Fonquerle is a winemaker. From vines to vintage, including blending grape varieties, she produces everything on her own and organic wines. This portrait is the first in a series about African diasporas in France. Carignan, Cinsault, black and gray branches ... When she left Guinea-Bissau at the age of 17, Isabel…

Starvation is one of the most serious consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the new report from NGO Oxfam, published on July 9, 2021, the number of people suffering from hunger has increased sixfold since the pandemic began. Currently, seven people die every minute of the pandemic around the world. But NGO Oxfam…

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), public finances are still not healthy. Following the resumption of the consolidation of civil servants 'census in April last year, Congolese Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Lihau confirmed at the Council of Ministers' meeting this weekend that the payroll lists of civil servants and agents for the State are full of duplicates, fictitious agents losing $ 240…

The dissatisfaction of the cotton growers in southern Chad is at the center of discussions between the management of CotonTchad and the employees. The two sides are discussing to find an agreement on the main requirement, namely the abolition of the company's annual staff assessment. as reported from Ndjamena, Aurélie…

In Chad, unemployed academics demonstrate every week, mainly in Ndjamena, before being dispersed by the police. All claim that they have been integrated into the public service that some have been waiting for more than ten years. According to the unions, the Chadian government is the main employer with almost 85,000 jobs. If…

Funded by a 2% tax on wages and international support, the Central African Agency for Vocational Training and Employment works for the integration of young people and women as a priority, but is overwhelmed by the scale of the tasks. Business leaders and trainers who agree on one point: the solution lies in reforming the Central African education system.…