Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
Item
- Title
- Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
- Alternative Title
- Khongolese ya Mekgatlo ya Mesebetsi ya Afrika Borwa
- Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
- Subject - Occupation
- Labour unions—South Africa
- Description
- Founded in November 1985 at the University of Natal, COSATU is South Africa's largest trade union federation. It emerged as a unified front of 33 unions to challenge apartheid labor laws and broader political oppression. It is a key member of the Tripartite Alliance.
- homepage
- http://www.cosatu.org.za/
- Spatial Coverage
- South Africa (National)
- Date
- 1985-11-30
- has member
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Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa
- South African Municipal Workers Union
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South African Commercial, Catering, and Allied Workers Union
- Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood and Allied Workers' Union (CEPPWAWU)
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South African Clothing and Textile Workers' Union
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National Union of Mineworkers (South Africa)
- South African Democratic Teachers Union
- South African Medical Association Trade Union
- National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union
- Public and Allied Workers Union of South Africa
- Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union
- SASBO – The Finance Union
- South African Transport and Allied Workers Union
- Agricultural Food and Allied Democratic Workers Union
- Communication Workers Union
- South African Emergency Personnel's Union
Linked resources
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Election Programme for COSATU as adopted at COSATU EXCO 10 July 1993 |
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Employment Equity: an introductory workshop for trade unionists organised by the COSATU Education Department |
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Heroines of the struggle, Vol. 1: Women must claim their rights |
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Resolutions Adopted by the Inaugural Central Committee Meeting - In Defence of our Jobs and for Job Creation |
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NEDLAC Reader: Foundation Skills Course Economic Policy Module |
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6th National Congress Resolutions |
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A programme for the Alliance |
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COSATU Education Conference 8-10 November 1996, Protea Gardens Hotel. Conference Report. |
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COSATU Living Wage Conference : Towards a socio-economic programme |
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| COSATU Weekly: The weekly newsletter for COSATU affiliates and regions | Newspaper |
COSATU Western Cape Regional Congress (1998) |
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Draft COSATU Workers Charter prepared for discussion in COSATU, January 1992 |
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Draft resolution to the Central Committee, 22-25 June 1995 in defence of our jobs and for job creation |
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