The Federation of Workers of Burundi (, or FTB) was a national trade union federation in Burundi active in the years immediately after independence. It was founded in 1963 and was affiliated to the All-African Trade Union Federation.Ananaba, Wogu, and Omer Becu. The Trade Union Movement in Africa: Promise and Performance. London: Hurst & Co, 1979. p. 49 Its general secretary was Augustin Ntamagara. The FTB claimed to have 3,000 members in 1963, and was connected to the ruling Union for National Progress (UPRONA) party.Lemarchand, René. Burundi: Ethnic Conflict and Genocide. Washington [u.a.]: Woodrow Wilson Center Press [u.a.], 1996. p. 66 It was banned by the Minister of Justice in 1965.United States. Labor Digests on Countries in Africa. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1966. p. 2
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