| National organization(s) | CNTT, CSTT, UNSIT, UGSL |
|---|---|
| Total union membership | 255,240 (2017)[1] |
| Density | 7.4% (2017)[1] |
| Global Rights Index | |
3 Regular violations of rights | |
| International Labour Organization | |
| Togo is a member of the ILO | |
| Convention ratification | |
| Freedom of Association | 7 June 1960 |
| Right to Organise | 8 November 1983 |
Trade unions in Togo first emerged under French colonial rule in the 1930s and 1940s. In the 1950s, unions separated from French structures as autonomous organisations. Following independence in 1960 there remained a pluralistic environment, however, with the military coup of Gnassingbé Eyadéma in 1968, all trade unions were dissolved into a single union under state control. This situation remained until the early 1990s when trade union plurality returned.
- ^ a b "Togo Labour Market Profile 2018" (PDF). Danish Trade Union Development Agency. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 6 April 2020.