Parliamentary and presidential elections were held in Sierra Leone in May 2002. Nine political parties contested both the parliamentary and presidential elections. The ruling Sierra Leone People's Party led by Alhaj Ahmad Tejan -Kabbah won with a convincing majority. The elections were peaceful. It must be recalled that Sierra Leone was for ten years in serious civil conflict. Trade unions were one of the victims of the conflict. They lost most of their members and the leadership was seriously disrupted and traumatised. Education activities came to a standstill during the conflict, and the role of the role to rebuild the labour movement in general and education activities in particular need no emphasis.
In Kenya both presidential and parliamentary elections are due towards the end of the year.

The jailed trade union leader of the Ethiopian Teachers' Association was released from prisons after serving a period of six years. The leader, Dr Taye, was jailed for 15 years for alleged plotting to overthrow the Government of Ethiopia. Dr Taye's release was the consequence of an appeal he lodged with the Appeals Court. A before his release the LIO-EAMAT sent a three-persons mission to visit Dr Taye in prison. It must be recalled that the ILO has been on the fore front in calling for the release of Dr Taye.

Child labour workshops will be carried out in Ghana and Sierra Leone in June 2002. The activity in Ghana is a follow-up to activities carried out in 2000/1. The workshop in Sierra Leone is to sensitise the trade union leadership on the problem of child labour especially regarding child prostitution. The two workshops are carried out within the context of ACTRAV-IPEC Project.

The World Summit on Sustainable Development will take place in Johannesburg, South Africa in August/September, 2002. The ACTRAV -IPEC Project will carry out a workshop on child labour during the Summit in which a number of trade unions from selected English-speaking African countries will participate. Trade union organisations from the following EAMAT countries will be invited:

· Nigeria,
· Ghana
· Kenya
· Uganda
· Tanzania
· Ethiopia
· Sierra Leone

ACTRAV is implementing a Danida-funded Workers Education project in Uganda in collaboration with the National Organization of Trade Unions (NOTU). This is an extended phase of the project following its external evaluation in October 2001.

Eritrea
The National Confederation of Eritrean Workers (NCEW)
Address: P O Box 1188
Asmara

Ethiopia
Confederation of Ethiopian Trade Unions (CETU).
Address: P O Box 13212
Addis Ababa

Gambia
1. Gambian Workers' Confederation (GWC)
Address: Trade Union House,
33 Hagan Street,
P O Box 698, Banjul.

2. Gambia Workers' Union.
Address: 12 Clarkson Street,
P O Box 979, Banjul

Ghana
Trades Union Congress of Ghana (GTUC)
Address: Hall of Trade Unions,
P O Box 701,
Accra.

Kenya
Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU)
Address: Solidarity Building,
Digo Road,
P O Box 13000,
Nairobi

Liberia
Liberia Federation of Labour Unions (LFLU).
Address: J B McGill Labour Centre,
P O Box 415,
Somailia Drive,
Gardensville,
Monrovia.

Mauritius
1. Mauritius Labour Congress (MLC)
Address: 8 Louis Victor de la Faye Street,
Port Louis.

2. Mauritius Trade Union Congress (MTUC),
Address: (To be furnished)

3. National Trade Unions Confederation (NTUC)
Address: c/o FCSU,
Room 308, 3rd Floor, Jade Court,
Jummah Mosque Street, Port Louis.

4. Federation of Progressive Unions (FPU)
Address: Arcades Rond-Point,
Rose Hill.

Nigeria.
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)
Address: Moved to Abuja. New address to be furnished.

Seychelles.
Seychelles Workers Federation of Unions (SFWU)
Address: Mauson du Peuple,
P O Box 154, Victoria

Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Labour Congress (SLLC)
Address: 35 Wallace Johnson Street,
P O Box 1333,
Freetown.

Tanzania.
Tanzania Congress of Trade Unions (TUCTA)
Address: P O Box 15359
Dar es Salaam

Uganda
National Organisation of Trade Unions (NOTU)
Address: Plot 55, Nkrumah Road,
P O Box 2150
Kampala.

For further information on ACTRAV activities in EAMAT, please contact:

Mr. J. Fallah
Senior Technical Specialist in Workers' Activities
Address: ILO-EAMAT, Africa Hall, P.O. Box 2532, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel.: +251.1.44.4230 or 55.1696
Fax: +251.1.51.3633
E-mail: fallah@ilo.org

Countries covered are: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Mauritius, Nigeria, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Uganda and United Republic of Tanzania.

EAMAT stands for East Africa Multidisciplinary Advisory Team.