Trade unions in Angola
Before 1975, while under Portuguese rule, Trade unions in Angola existed primarily as "occupational syndicates" - operating welfare services, but banned from collective bargaining and strike action.[2] Independent African trade unions were illegal, however, some underground or exiled unions existed, and were involved in the struggle for Angolan independence.When the Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola (MPLA) came to power in 1975 the National Union of Angolan Workers (UNTA) became the sole national trade union centre.Trade union membership in Angola is limited both by the small formal economy, and the high unemployment rate within the sector.You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.This article related to an African trade union is a stub.