South African Federation of Trade Unions – SAFTU

Creation of JOBS for all, a living minimum wage, return of LAND, good housing for all and free quality education

Political School

Join RLS & SAFTU in asking what role labour organisations can play in mitigating the social impact of the climate crisis. 15 October 2021, 09h00 – 11h50. Event programme available via Read More below. Registration link: https://zoom.us/j/96211823167

The land shall be shared among those who work it!

The ownership of land in South Africa has been a source of conflict since the European colonialists first landed at the Cape, took over the indigenous people’s land and brutally suppressed any who stood in their way.

Revolutionary and socialist oriented federation

We represent 30 unions working to create an independent, campaigning and democratic trade union federation . We shall defend, if need be, with our lives, the fighting independence of our revolutionary and socialist oriented federation.

Road To Congress

After the 34 members of the COSATU Central Executive Committee voted to expel 340,000 members of NUMSA, a grouping of COSATU Affiliates,

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Aims And Objectives

To unite all workers under one banner from the workplace to the community, and to ensure that the fragmentation of unions is reversed and mergers take place where appropriate.

To initiate campaigns and support those of affiliates, and fraternal organisations that complement the aims of the Federation.

To use all of the means available to it to defend and extend the conditions of workers and their communities including current legislation where appropriate

To support new and smaller unions to recruit and sustain membership and infrastructure and secure the support of all unions for this purpose.

National Office Bearers

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