“During the pandemic, every time you washed your hands or face there was a #LRG employee working hard to make sure you got that #water” Dr Najat Zarrouk CGLU Afrique

"Le dialogue social fait partie de l'ADN de la démocratie locale", Dr. Najat Zarrouk, directrice de l'Académie Africaine des Collectivités Territoriales (ALGA) de CGLU Afrique. Réunion avec Public Services International, Casablanca. Public Services International @psiglobalunion.bsky

PSI and ⁦⁦United Cities⁩ are membership-based organisations, composed respectively of public service workers who implement public policies and #localauthorities who formulate them.Their members are entrenched in the fabric of local government, they ARE #localpublicservices.

AFWOC participants from PSI affiliates in #Cameroon, #Morocco & #Togo explain how they have been campaigning in their country for the ratification of International Labour Organization #C190

The Moroccan FEC (Fond d’équipement communaux) is a public bank that could be a key ally in supporting the PSI & CGLU Afrique partnership in African cities. PSI has recently published a paper by Thomas Marois on public banks 🏦 that explains how FEC works: publicservices.international/resources/publ…

We need to ensure that #localpublicservices are provided on a public good approach so they can reduce inequalities and poverty. Sandra van Niekerk, PSI.

Vincent Lilanda of the local government authorities of Zambia “In Zambia there is a need to improve municipal #waste services- the needs are many in particular funding, staffing levels, working conditions and training.”

The lack of funding is hindering the quality of Tanzanian #localpublic services, the interference of central government and lack of training and good conditions for workers.

Au #Maroc les sociétés de gestion des #servicespubliques en délégation souvent entravent l’action syndicale ce qui nuit à la qualité du service. Il est nécessaire de placer les travailleurs.euses au centre de la gestion du service et reconnaître les droits du travail.

En Afrique on a tout le cadre légal et politique nationaux et internationaux. Néanmoins le problème se pose par rapport à la mise en œuvre. Dr Najat Zarrouk CGLU Afrique

Great to be with powerful women unionists ⁦⁦Public Services International @psiglobalunion.bsky⁩ African and Arab speaking Women’s Committee in Casablanca discussing a feminist digital agenda and rebuilding the social organization of care.

#Taxjustice for local government is key and should be part of localising the PSI and United Cities dialogue in Africa

PSI and @cglu_africa delegation meets with representatives of the Casablanca municipality and the Deputy Mayor in charge of waste and sanitation

Would the drafters of the AfCFTA investment protocol kowtow to the interests of only investors?bilaterals.org/?would-the-dra…

Conférence organisé par l'affilié togolais de l'ISP #SYNPHOT, le mercredi 31 mai 2023 à 14h30 à la maison de la Santé, Siège du SYNPHOT, à Avenou, Lomé, #Togo

PSI, in partnership with Union to Union & Swedish Affiliate- Akademikerförbundet SSR, held a 3-day workshop in Abuja on 29 May – 2 June 2023 to launch the 2nd phase of the PSI Project on Unions Defending Human Rights, Climate Justice and QPS for IDPs in #Nigeria. psishort.link/IDPsprojectlau…

Read the declaration of the first ever PSI Africa & Arab Regional Women’s Conference held in Abuja, Nigeria from 11 – 13 July 2023 under the theme “Women Workers Together Breaking Barriers Towards Gender Equality”. psishort.link/AFRegionalWome…

Trade unions in Tanzania, together with civil society organizations, have outlined a number of recommendations to address illicit financial flows in the mining sector in Tanzania, reiterating that the use of tax incentives to attract foreign direct investment is not a prudent...

policy option. They also recommend that the autonomy of a minister to grant tax incentives should be abandoned by developing an incentives framework that builds strong institutions and is less reliant on tax incentives to attract investment.

They submitted a policy brief to parliamentarians entitled 'Taxing Tanzania's minerals for socio-economic development and progressive public service spending'. Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Tanzania PSI Africa & Arab Countries Public Services International @psiglobalunion.bsky Cde Anna Meleiya Mbise Kamala Dickson TUICO Tanzania TUGHE_TZ ITUC-Africa // CSI-Afrique