National Union of Food, Beverage, Wine, Spirit and Allied Workers

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The National Union of Food, Beverage, Wine, Spirit and Allied Workers (NUFBWSAW) is a trade union representing workers in the food and drink processing industry in South Africa.

The union was established in 1993, when the Food and Beverage Workers' Union merged with the National Union of Wine, Spirits and Allied Workers. Like both its predecessors, it affiliated to the National Council of Trade Unions. [1] By 1995, it claimed 20,000 members. [2]

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References

  1. Special Report of the Director-General on the Application of the Declaration Concerning Action Against Apartheid in South Africa. International Labour Office. 1994.
  2. Levy, Andrew (1995). Annual Report on Labour Relations in South Africa.