Confederation of South African Workers' Unions

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CONSAWU
Confederation of South African Workers' Unions
Founded2003
Headquarters21 Adriana Crescent, Gateway Industrial Park, Rooihuiskraal X25, Centurion, South Africa
Location
Members
290 000
Key people
Mr. Joel Mfingwana, President
Mrs. Thelma Louw, Deputy President
Mr. Monde Mkele, 1st Vice President
Mr. Piet Du Plooy, 2nd Vice President
Mr. Thulani Hlatshwayo, National Treasurer
Mrs. Hilda Marima, Equity Office Bearer
Mr. Rodney Damon, Sector Office Bearer
Mr. Khulile Nkushubana, General Secretary
Affiliations ITUC
Website http://consawu.co.za/

The Confederation of South African Workers' Unions (CONSAWU) is a national trade union centre in South Africa.

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History

The federation was established in 2003 by 21 trade unions which identified themselves as Christian democratic. It applied for membership of the government's National Economic Development and Labour Council, but it was rejected for having a membership below 300,000. In 2006, it engaged in discussions about a merger with rivals the Federation of Unions of South Africa and the National Council of Trade Unions, although they later excluded CONSAWU from the talks, on the grounds that it was too right-wing. [1]

By 2008, the federation claimed a total of 290,000 members, of whom nearly half were members of its largest affiliate, Solidarity. It affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation. [1] It was largely inactive by 2017, but attempted to revive itself with a promise of lower affiliation fees than rival federations. [2] Solidarity has since withdrawn, along with the National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers, formerly its second-largest affiliate. [3]

Affiliates

Current affiliates

Former affiliates

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "An Overview of Women's Work and Employment in South Africa" (PDF). ITUC. Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Disorganised labour: Stumbling Cosatu a shadow of what it used to be". Biz News. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  3. ↑ Blackburn, Daniel (2021). Trade Unions of the World (PDF). ICTUR. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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