Somali Confederation of Labour
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Somali Confederation of Labour | |
| Founded | 1949 |
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| Dissolved | 1969 |
| Headquarters | Mogadishu[1] |
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| Members | 5,300 (1964) |
| Affiliations | ICFTU, African Trade Union Confederation |
The Somali Confederation of Labour (Italian: Confederazione Somala dei Lavoratori, abbreviated CSL) was a national trade union centre in Somalia. CSL was founded in 1949.[2] CSL was closely linked to the ruling Somali Youth League, but retained organizational independence.[3]
International affiliations
The organization became a member of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) in 1955 and was a founding member of the African Trade Union Confederation (ATUC).[2]
1962 conflict
Following the CSL congress held in September 1962 the movement was rocked by internal, tribal conflict, prompting the ICFTU to send its assistant general secretary Stefan Nędzyński to Somalia in February 1963 in order to resolve the issues at hand. CSL was able to reunite, but its organization in Villabruzzi had broken away from the parent body and joined a rival union.[6]
