The Congress of South African Trade Unions is a trade union federation in South Africa. It was founded in 1985 and is the largest of the country's three main trade union federations, with 21 affiliated trade unions.
Zwelinzima Vavi is the former general secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), and vice-chairperson of the Millennium Labour Council.
The South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU) is a trade union representing retail, distribution and hospitality workers in South Africa.
Mbhazima Samuel (Sam) Shilowa, correct Tsonga spelling "Xilowa" is a South African politician. A former Premier of Gauteng province while a member of the African National Congress, Shilowa left the party to help form the opposition Congress of the People, with whom he was briefly the Deputy President. In the 2009 general election, Shilowa was elected to parliament with COPE.
The Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) is the second largest national trade union center in South Africa.
Trade unions in South Africa has a history dating back to the 1880s. From the beginning unions could be viewed as a reflection of the racial disunity of the country, with the earliest unions being predominantly for white workers. Through the turbulent years of 1948–1991 trade unions played an important part in developing political and economic resistance, and eventually were one of the driving forces in realising the transition to an inclusive democratic government.
The Federation of South African Trade Unions (FOSATU) was a trade union federation in South Africa.
Jayaseelan Naidoo is a South African politician and businessman who served as the founding general secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) from 1985 to 1993. He then served as Minister responsible for the Reconstruction and Development Programme in the first post-apartheid cabinet of President Nelson Mandela (1994–1996) and as Minister of Post, Telecommunications, and Broadcasting (1996–1999).
The Global Labour University (GLU) is an international network of universities, trade unions, NGOs and the International Labour Organisation. It was initiated in 2002 and offers master's programs, academic certificate programs and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) on sustainable development, social justice, international labour standards and trade/labour unions, economic policies and global institutions.
Ebrahim Patel is a South African politician and former trade unionist who has been Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition since May 2019. He previously served as Minister of Economic Development from 2009 to 2019.
Labour brokering is a South African term for a form outsourcing practiced in which companies contract labour brokers to provide them with casual labour.
The South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) was a national trade union federation in South Africa.
Phumzile John Gomomo was South African Unionist and activist.
The Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU) was a trade union representing transport workers, and at times workers in other sectors, in South Africa.
The Black Allied Workers' Union (BAWU) was a national trade union federation in South Africa.
The Trade Union Advisory Co-ordinating Council (TUACC) was a national trade union federation in South Africa.
The General Workers' Union of South Africa (GWUSA) was a general union in South Africa.
Christopher Ndodebandla Dlamini was a South African trade union leader.
Elijah Barayi was a South African trade union leader.
Neva Seidman Makgetla is an American–South African economist who is currently attached to Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies, an independent think tank based in Pretoria. She rose to prominence as the head of the policy unit at the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) between 2000 and 2006. She was a member of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, Cosatu's Tripartite Alliance partner, from 2019 to 2022.
