That same year, all trade unions were consolidated into a single union, the National Union of Zairian Workers, and brought under government control. Mobutu intended for the union to serve as an instrument of support for government policy, rather than as an independent group. Independent trade unions were illegal until 1991.
That same year, all trade unions were co:nsolidated into a single union, t.he National Union of Zairian Workers, and brought under government control. Mobutu intended for. the union to serve as an instrument of support for government policy, rather than as an independent group. Independent trade unions were illegal until 1:991.