July 4, 2020
The South African Federation of Trade Unions is appalled at the disaster at a mine in Myanmar which has taken the lives of at least 170 […]
July 2, 2020
A stingy Treasury and hasty capitalists are creating unprecedented pain! Covid-19 is striking us the working class hard, and deep. The 2% decline in the year-on-year […]
June 27, 2020
The South African Federation of Trade Unions condemns the remarks reported to have been made by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng in a webinar on 23 June […]
June 25, 2020
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni did not surprise SAFTU or anyone who has come to know what he represents. He began his speech by confirming to Cyril […]
June 24, 2020
We are mired in a Great Depression, and workers are again taking the greatest pain. StatsSA released its Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) on June 23, […]
June 23, 2020
The Treasury, representing financial-sector and corporate power, and burdened by extreme neoliberal ideology and a Western mini-me value system, is going to impose on South Africa […]
June 19, 2020
Women’s Lives Matter! The South African Federation of Trade Unions is sickened and outraged at the latest murders of women – Tshegofatso Pule, found hanging from […]
June 17, 2020
The South African Federation of Trade Unions congratulates its affiliate, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), on its important victory in the Labour […]
June 16, 2020
At the time when the Black Lives Matter campaign is spreading across the world, it is more important than ever for South Africans and the world […]
June 5, 2020
The Unemployed People’s Movement in Makana and Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) is under attack, and the South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) joins Abahlali baseMjondolo (AbM) […]
June 1, 2020
Racial injustice permeates every corner of our society. Environmental issues are no different. At the heart of environmental injustice is racial injustice of many forms, and […]
May 31, 2020
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) welcome and fully support the application to interdict the opening of the schools launched by the Educators Union […]
May 31, 2020
Why the World Must Learn to Say #BlackLivesMatter The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) is utterly disgusted by the continued maiming of unarmed and […]
May 31, 2020
Mobilise for a nationwide stay-away and general strike! The South Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) fully supports all the unions organising the educators who have unanimously […]
May 24, 2020
We must state again that the second largest labour federation in the country – the home of the industrial proletariat – together with hundreds of other […]
May 21, 2020
SAFTU has deliberately not responded to the Eskom statement reportedly exonerating its Chief Operations Officer, Jan Oberholzer, with a hope that the power utility CEO and […]
May 14, 2020
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) has noted the none announcement of President Cyril Ramaphosa. Basically, he told the country that the government is […]
May 13, 2020
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) on this day, the world is celebrating the International Day of the Nurse and the 200th anniversary of […]
May 13, 2020
SAFTU Social Media Launch In this extraordinary moment of the Corona virus outbreak, the South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) stands in solidarity with all […]
May 8, 2020
The South African Federation of Trade Unions – SAFTU, takes its hat off, and salute its biggest NUMSA and the fighting partner at SAA, SACCA, for […]
