Congress of South African Trade Unions (Johannesburg)
Website: http://www.cosatu.org.za/
August 02
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South Africa: Address By the General Secretary of Cosatu to the SADTU Regional Biennial General Meeting
Thank you for inviting me to speak to you today. I bring greetings and a message of solidarity from our national office bearers and 2.2 million members. Read more »
August 01
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South Africa: Saccawu Statement On Ongoing Industrial Action in the Sector [press release]
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South Africa: Cosatu NW Welcomes Court Judgment On Evicted Workers At Boshoek
The Congress of South Africa Trade Unions in North West has welcomed the Mmabatho High Court judgment in favour of farm-workers and farm-dwellers around Boshoek who were illegally... Read more »
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The National Education, Health & Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU), Health and Other Service Personnel Trade Union of South Africa (HOSPERSA), National Union of Public Service... Read more »
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South Africa: Num and Chamber of Mines Met At the CCMA
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has today met with the Chamber of Mines 's gold producers together with three other trade unions at the Commission for Conciliation,... Read more »
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NEHAWU in Limpopo welcomes the appointment of the new principal of Vhembe FET College, Mr FL Ramonyatse by the department of Higher Education and Training as a response to the... Read more »
July 31
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South Africa: NUM Meets Eskom At the CCMA [press release]
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) will tomorrow meet electricity parastatal Eskom at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) for a conciliation... Read more »
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South Africa: Numsa's Position On the Withdrawn Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Vavi [press release]
We have carefully read and analysed the evidence before the public on the sexual harassment allegations against the General Secretary of Cosatu, Comrade Zwelinzima Vavi. Read more »
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South Africa: Unemployment Statistics
The Congress of South African Trade Unions is appalled that South Africa's official unemployment rate is still rising! Statistics SA has revealed that the official rate - which... Read more »
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South Africa: 92nd Anniversary of the SACP
The Congress of South African Trade Unions on behalf of its more than 2 million members sends its congratulations and best wishes to the South African Communist Party as it reaches... Read more »
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South Africa: Sadtu Scores Yet Another Victory in Education in Our Country [press release]
The court ruling by the Cape High Court to have the 17 schools that were earmarked for closure by Premier Helen Zille and Education MEC Donald Grant remain open has vindicated... Read more »
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South Africa: Sactwu Outraged At the NEF Funding for the Rich
The COSATU-affiliated Southern African Clothing & Textile Workers' Union (SACTWU) is outraged at reports that the National Empowerment Fund (NEF) has made available R34m to a... Read more »
July 30
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South Africa: COSATU NW Welcomes Outcome of Appeal of Accused in Murder of Comrade Moss Phakoe
The Congress of South African Trade Unions in the North West Province is informed that the North West High Court has dismissed the appeals of Mathew Wolmarans and Enoch Matshaba... Read more »
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South Africa: Cosatu NW Supports Community of Boshoek in Their Case Against Illegal Evictions
The Congress of South African Trade Unions in the North West province supports the community of Boshoek Plot 99 who were illegally evicted by the Royal Bafokeng Administration. Read more »
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South Africa: Withdrawal of the Rape Allegation Against Cosatu General Secretary [press release]
The Regional Office Bearers (ROBs') of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) in the Western Cape are not surprised by the withdrawal of the rape allegations... Read more »
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South Africa: Safpu On the Withdrawal of a Complaint Against Vavi [press release]
We note and welcome the withdrawal of the complaint of sexual harassment against the General Secretary of COSATU comrade Zwelinzima Vavi. To be fair, we always had confidence that... Read more »
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South Africa: Fawu Will Be Pleading With Zwelinzima Vavi to Serve Another Term [press release]
The Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU), concerned yet not surprised about a failed new onslaught against Zwelinzima Vavi, the General Secretary of Congress of South African Trade... Read more »
July 29
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South Africa: Statement On Recent Events Involving Comrade Zwelinzima Vavi General Secretary of Cosatu
As the General Secretary of the largest union in the local government sector, and one which the media has targeted for comment on recent events involving the General Secretary of... Read more »
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South Africa: Numsa Accepts Cosatu General Secretary Public Apology
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) Jack Charles Bezuindenhout Region (formerly Wits Central) accepts COSATU General Secretary comrade Zwelinzima Vavi's... Read more »
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South Africa: Statement By Zwelinzima Vavi
Today, I attended the COSATU grievance hearing chaired by an outside and independent person. After about two hours, the grievant withdrew the grievance. I am pleased that the... Read more »
July 28
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South Africa: Fawu Stage Mass Recruitment Drive in Witfontein, North-West
The Food and Allied Workers' Union will hold a mass recruitment drive today at 10h00 at the Thsegofatsho Farm School in Witfontein, just outside Ottosdal in the North West province... Read more »
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South Africa: Numsa Statement On Rape Allegations Against Cosatu General Secretary Comrade Zwelinzima Vavi
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) in KwaZulu-Natal is not surprised by new allegations against COSATU General Secretary comrade Zwelinzima Vavi, that he... Read more »
July 27
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South Africa: Press Statement By Mr. Z. Vavi Re Allegations of Misconduct Made By a Member of Staff
This is an extremely intimate, private, personal and delicate matter that requires great sensitivity and maturity to manage on my part. It involves the dignity and lives of private... Read more »
July 26
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South Africa: Cosatu Condemns M&G Article
The Congress of South African Trade Unions strongly condemns the article ‘Vavi says critics are govt turncoats' in the Mail & Guardian on 26 July 2013, which is based... Read more »
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South Africa: Fawu Calling On 3D Marketing Services to Meet Workers Demands
About 500 members of the Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU), working for the 3D Marketing Services, a sales' and merchandising company, have been on strike action since the 12... Read more »
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