National organization(s) | USTN |
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Global Rights Index | |
3 Regular violations of rights | |
International Labour Organization | |
Niger is a member of the ILO | |
Convention ratification | |
Freedom of Association | 27 February 1961 |
Right to Organise | 23 March 1962 |
Trade unions in Niger are free to engage in regular unionist activities, with constitutionally protected provisions for forming and joining trade unions. However, with 95% the working population engaged in subsistence activities,[1] the numbers of trade union members are low.