Den zimbabwiske fagforeningsleder Wellington Chibebe er udpeget som vicegeneralsekretær i verdens største internationale fagforbund, ITUC.
BRUSSELS, 11 February 2011: The ITUC General Council meeting in Brussels last week unanimously elected Zimbabwean trade union leader Wellington Chibebe to the position of Deputy General Secretary of the global trade union body.
Chibebe, 47, will complete his current term as General Secretary of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) and will join ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow and Deputy General Secretary Jaap Wienen as a full-time elected official after the ZCTU Congress later this year.
“Wellington Chibebe has an outstanding record as a leader in Zimbabwe, defending workers rights and campaigning for democracy, and is a highly-respected trade unionist both in Africa and around the world. We look forward to his talent, energy and commitment being deployed as a key part of our international team,” said Burrow.
The General Council also admitted five new organisations into ITUC membership: the Confédération des Syndicats Autonomes of Cameroon (CSAC); Confédération Nationale des Travailleurs of the Central African Republic (CNTC); the Unión Nacional de Trabajadores of Chile (UNT); the Confédération Nationale des Travailleurs of Mauritania (CNTM) and the Trade Union Congress of Tanzania (TUCTA).
