National Union of Namibian Workers | |
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| Founded | April 24, 1971 |
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| Headquarters | Windhoek, Namibia |
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Members | 84,900 (estimated) |
Key people | Risto Kapenda, president |
| Affiliations | ITUC, OATUU |
| Website | www.nunw.org.na |
The National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) is one of three national trade union centers in Namibia. It was established in 1970 and is affiliated with SWAPO, Namibia's ruling political party.
NUNW was originally established as a general workers union in April 1970 through a resolution of the 1969/70 South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) party congress in Tanzania. [1] : 5 From that time, NUNW became the trade union wing of SWAPO. [2]
In 1978, the NUNW affiliated to the World Federation of Trade Unions (WTFU). The headquarters in exile of the NUNW were set up in Luanda, Angola in 1979. [1] : 22 From 1986, various industrial unions were established inside Namibia under the umbrella of the NUNW and in 1989, a consolidation congress took place that merged the exiled and internal wings of the NUNW into a unified federation. [1] : 8 NUNW was thus, as a trade union center, formally established in 1989. In 1991, NUNW had seven affiliated unions with a total membership of over 60,000. [2]
In October 2009 the NUNW affiliated to the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), thus effectively withdrawing from the WFTU. [3] In January 2014, NUNW affirmed its allegiance to SWAPO, citing both a shared experience during colonialism and SWAPO's political positions. [4]
The NUNW has nine affiliated member unions with the following estimated membership in 2017. [1] : 23
| Union | Membership | Established [2] [5] |
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| Metal and Allied Namibia Workers Union (MANWU) | 8,000 | 1987 |
| Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) | 8,000 | 1986 |
| Namibia Financial Institutions Union (NAFINU) | 4,500 | |
| Namibia Food and Allied Workers Union (NAFAU) | 12,000 | 1986 |
| Namibia National Teachers Union (NANTU) | 16,000 | 1989 |
| Namibia Public Workers Union (NAPWU) | 25,000 | 1987 |
| Namibia Transport and Allied Workers Union (NATAU) | 4,000 | 1988 |
| Namibia Music Industry Union (NAMIU) | 400 | |
| Namibia Farm Workers Union (NAFWU) | 7,000 | |
| Total | 84,900 |
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