South Africa: Samatu Statement On the Intended Dissolution of Sama

press release

The South African Medical Association Trade Union (SAMATU) calls for the Administrator to leave no stone unturned to find the workers money that was misappropriated by the South African Medical Association. The South African Medical Association Trade Union is the largest Union representing doctors in South Africa, providing labour related services to doctors employed in both the private and public health sectors.

Since the registration of SAMATU in 1996, the affairs of the Trade Union had been mismanaged by SAMA NPC, which is a voluntary professional medical association with their own membership. By their own admission they estimated the total combined membership at 16,000 of which SAMATU represents 55%. However, SAMA NPC still denies the existence of SAMATU and continues to feed misleading information to the membership while it was benefiting financially from the income stream of public service doctors.

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