Fédération des Travailleurs du Burundi

The Federation of Workers of Burundi (French: Fédération des travailleurs de Burundi, or FTB) was a national trade union federation in Burundi active in the years immediately after independence. It was founded in 1963 and was affiliated to the All-African Trade Union Federation.^[1] Its general secretary was Augustin Ntamagara. The FTB claimed to have 3,000 members in 1963,^[2] and was connected to the ruling Union for National Progress (UPRONA) party.^[3] It was banned by the Minister of Justice in 1965.^[2]

References

^ Ananaba, Wogu, and Omer Becu. The Trade Union Movement in Africa: Promise and Performance. London: Hurst & Co, 1979. p. 49
^ ^a ^b United States. Labor Digests on Countries in Africa. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1966. p. 2
^ Lemarchand, René. Burundi: Ethnic Conflict and Genocide. Washington [u.a.]: Woodrow Wilson Center Press [u.a.], 1996. p. 66

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[1] Ananaba, Wogu, and Omer Becu. The Trade Union Movement in Africa: Promise and Performance. London: Hurst & Co, 1979. p. 49

[us-2] United States. Labor Digests on Countries in Africa. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1966. p. 2

[3] Lemarchand, René. Burundi: Ethnic Conflict and Genocide. Washington [u.a.]: Woodrow Wilson Center Press [u.a.], 1996. p. 66

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