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ASSESSING THE ROLE OF AUTONOMOUS TEACHERS’ TRADE UNIONS IN ANGLOPHONE CAMEROON, 1959–1972

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 December 2006

PIET KONINGS
PIET KONINGS
Affiliation:
African Studies Centre, Leiden
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Abstract

In the literature on African trade unions during decolonization and in the immediate post-independence period, two schools of thought can be distinguished: one is pessimistic about the unions' economic and political roles, and the other is optimistic. This study attempts to assess the role of autonomous teachers' trade unions in Anglophone Cameroon during the period 1959–72. The emergence, development and dissolution of these unions appears to have closely followed the region's political and educational reforms. It is argued that two main issues formed a constant source of conflict between the government and these unions, namely the preservation of trade union autonomy, and union demands for a substantial improvement in members' conditions of service.

Keywords

Camerooneducationtrade unionsstate
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of African History , Volume 47 , Issue 3 , November 2006 , pp. 415 - 436
Copyright
© 2006 Cambridge University Press

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