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Month: June 2025

SAFTU on the Arrests of Molefe, Singh, Gama and Jiyane: Justice Demands Full Accountability

June 30, 2025 SAFTU Admin 0

  1.  SAFTU Welcomes the Arrests – But Demands More The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) welcomes the long-overdue arrests of Brian Molefe, Anoj Singh, Siyabonga […]

SAFTU Statement on the Latest Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES)

June 24, 2025 SAFTU Admin 0

The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) notes with deep concern the latest Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) for the first quarter of 2025, released […]

SAFTU National Executive Committee (NEC) Statement on the National Dialogue

June 21, 2025 SAFTU Admin 0

  The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) convened a Special National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on 20 June 2025, where one of the […]

ONE YEAR OF THE GNU: THE WORKING CLASS UNDER SIEGE

June 18, 2025 SAFTU Admin 0

The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) marks the one-year anniversary of the so-called Government of National Unity (GNU) with a sober warning: the country […]

SAFTU ON THE 49TH COMMEMORATION OF THE JUNE 16 SOWETO UPRISING: SALUTING THE HEROES AND HEROINES OF 1976 AND THE NEW GENERATION OF FIGHTERS

June 16, 2025 SAFTU Admin 0

Today, SAFTU stands in solemn remembrance of the brave students of Soweto who rose against the tyranny of apartheid education on 16 June 1976. We […]

THE REAL THREAT TO WORLD PEACE IS U.S. IMPERIALISM

June 13, 2025 SAFTU Admin 0

The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) vehemently condemns the unprovoked Israeli attack on Iran, a reckless escalation that threatens to plunge the Middle […]

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SAFTU DEMANDS URGENT INTERVENTION TO STOP MANUFACTURING COLLAPSE AND JOB BLOODBATH.

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SAFTU ON THE DECLINING MANUFACTURING OUTPUT: A DEEPENING DE-INDUSTRIALISATION CRISIS UNDER NEOLIBERAL POLICY. – South African Federation of Trade Unions – SAFTU

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SAFTU CONDEMNS @realDonaldTrump APOCALYPTIC THREATS AGAINST IRAN.

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SAFTU General Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi weighs in on the outcomes and impact of the discussions.


Source: Newsroom Afrika
SAFTU does not own the rights to this footage. Used for commentary and public interest purposes.
SAFTU rejects News24 Jobs Conference as a false consensus pushing failed neoliberal policies
SAFTU General Secretary weighs in on the newly instituted National Minimum Wage.
NUMSA Sector Coordinator Frederick Mabasa speaks on SAFM about the ongoing crisis at Mafoko Security, where workers have allegedly gone unpaid. He outlines the hardships faced by security guards, including delayed or non-payment of wages and unpaid statutory benefits, and explains the union’s concerns about labour law violations. Mabasa places the issue within the broader problem of exploitation in the private security sector and calls for accountability, enforcement by regulators, and protection of workers’ rights.
NUMSA’s Frederick Mabasa on SAFM: Mafoko Security’s Failure to Pay Workers
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