The National Organisations of Free Trade Unions (ONSL) is a

trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ...

centre in

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to ...

. It was founded in 1960, evolving out of the '' Confédération africaine des syndicats libres'' (CASL). It was initially named ''Union nationale des travailleurs de la Haute-Volta'' (UNTHV), adopting the name ''Organisation voltaïque des syndicats libres'' in 1964.Kabeya Muase, Charles.
Syndicalisme et démocratie en Afrique noire: l'expérience du Burkina Faso, 1936-1988
'. Abidjan: Inadès édition, 1988. p. 56 The ONSL is affiliated with the

International Trade Union Confederation The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC); german: Internationaler Gewerkschaftsbund (IGB), link=no; es, Confederación Sindical Internacional (CSI), link=no. is the world's largest trade union federation. History The federation w ...

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1960 establishments in Upper Volta International Trade Union Confederation Trade unions in Burkina Faso Trade unions established in 1960 {{BurkinaFaso-stub