Kassahun Follo, President of the Confederation of Ethiopian Trade Unions (CETU) (Photo: Ethiopia Press Agency)Addis Abeba – The Confederation of Ethiopian Trade Unions (CETU) has initiated a new partnership campaign to raise awareness and urge Ethiopia to sign four key International Labor Organization (ILO) conventions that are yet to be ratified. “These critical conventions would not only protect the human and labor rights of workers but also enable workers to be more effective in the activities Ethiopian workers carry out,” Kassahun Follo, President of CETU, said speaking at the launch event on Tuesday. Several stakeholders spoke at the event in support of the CETU partnership campaign. Tadele Yimer, President of Ethiopian Employers’ Federation, shared the federation’s “full commitment to pushing these conventions forward to formal adoption.”Representatives of the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) among others have also pledged support to CETU’s campaign urging the ratification of the conventions. AdvertisementIn April 2022, CETU had made a call asking the government to ratify these International labor laws.

Source: Ethiopian News February 21, 2024 10:32 UTC