National Workers' Union of Afghanistan
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The National Workers' Union of Afghanistan (NUWA) was the sole labour body of Afghanistan
, from 1990 until the Mujahideen
rose to power in 1992. Previous to 1990 the Central Council of Afghan Trade Unions
(CCATU) fulfilled the same role.
There are currently no reports of collective bargaining mechanisms, strikes, or other organized industrial activity in the country.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
, from 1990 until the Mujahideen
Mujahideen
Mujahideen are Muslims who struggle in the path of God. The word is from the same Arabic triliteral as jihad .Mujahideen is also transliterated from Arabic as mujahedin, mujahedeen, mudžahedin, mudžahidin, mujahidīn, mujaheddīn and more.-Origin of the concept:The beginnings of Jihad are traced...
rose to power in 1992. Previous to 1990 the Central Council of Afghan Trade Unions
Central Council of Afghan Trade Unions
The Central Council of Afghan Trade Unions was a labour council established by the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan in 1978 to organize the Afghan labour movement. It was purged and restructured in 1979 by the Soviet Union....
(CCATU) fulfilled the same role.
There are currently no reports of collective bargaining mechanisms, strikes, or other organized industrial activity in the country.