2018 Statements
June 4, 2019
Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000149 EndHTML:0000013118 StartFragment:0000000199 EndFragment:0000013084 StartSelection:0000000199 EndSelection:0000013084 As we have stated before, once the elections are over the ANC led government will carry out its threat […]
March 11, 2019
Whilst SAFTU welcomes the decision of NERSA not to grant the extremely insensitive and insulting Eskom’s request to increase electricity tariffs by a staggering 17.1% for […]
December 28, 2018
The South African Federation of Trade Unions sends a message of solidarity to all the workers of the world, to the poor and hungry, the employed […]
December 23, 2018
End of the year message from SAFTU President Mac Chavalala Revolutionary and seasonal greetings to the SAFTU leadership collective in the National Executive Committee, the provinces […]
December 18, 2018
SAFTU mourns the passing of Zamille Booi The South African Federation of Trade Unions is deeply saddened by the passing of Zamile Booi, in a road […]
December 13, 2018
The poor of our country are suffering! A human calamity is unfolding! The difference is that this is not making headlines because the poor who are […]
December 11, 2018
The South African Federation of Trade Unions laments the fact that despite all the empty promises from the Jobs Summit employment has declined even further in […]
December 11, 2018
The South African Federation of Trade Unions salutes the workers of France who have been protesting in their hundreds of thousands against President Emmanuel Macron’s ‘government […]
December 10, 2018
The South African Federation of Trade Unions congratulates the Treatment Action Campaign on the 20th anniversary of its launch on 10 December 1998. We join them […]
December 5, 2018
The South African Federation of Trade Union gives its full support to the strike by NUMSA members in the plastics sector. SAFTU can see that this […]
November 28, 2018
The South African Federation of Trade Unions strongly condemns an article on the BusinessLIVE website on 27 November 2018, entitled: “Saftu rejects Numsa’s Socialist Revolutionary Workers […]
November 27, 2018
The South African Federation of Trade Unions held a meeting of its National Executive Committee from 20-22 November 2018 in Johannesburg. It was attended by the […]
November 19, 2018
The South African Federation of Trade Unions will be holding a meeting of its National Executive Committee from 20-22 November 2018. Among the many important issue […]
November 16, 2018
SAFTU calls on workers join march for Eskom jobs and against privatisaton The South African Federation of Trade Unions calls on workers to join the march […]
November 12, 2018
The South African Federation of Trade Unions has noted the R15 million fine the Reserve Bank imposed on the South African branch of the Hong Kong […]
November 12, 2018
The South African Federation of Trade Unions welcomes the opportunity to respond to Mondli Makhanya’s article – Dear Saftu, please grow up – in last Sunday’s […]
November 2, 2018
The South African Federation of Trade Unions strongly opposes the call by finance minister Tito Mboweni to shut down South African Airways (SAA), on the grounds […]
October 30, 2018
The South African Federation of Trade Unions is appalled by yet another rise in the rate of unemployment. The statistics for the third quarter of 2018 […]
October 23, 2018
The South African Federation of Trade Unions has held the first-ever meeting of its Special Central Committee (SCC), the highest constitutional structure between National Congresses. Socio-economic […]
October 18, 2018
The South Africa Federation of Trade Unions welcomes the President’s announcement that the promised judicial inquiry into the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), will be headed by […]
October 13, 2018
The South African Federation of Trade Unions is outraged at the report “The Great Bank Heist”, which proves that almost R2 billion was looted from the […]
October 5, 2018
The South African Federation of Trade Unions is outraged at the train crash, in which 320 commuters were injured, including the train crews, when one PRASA […]
October 3, 2018
The South African Federation of Trade Unions expresses its full support for the poor communities across the country who are rising in protest against poverty, unemployment, […]
October 2, 2018
The South African Federation of Trade Unions is extremely concerned at yet another increase in the price of fuel, which will have a devastating impact on […]
September 29, 2018
SAFTU has noted with concern that faceless individuals with a clear malicious intent and pursuing a political agenda not only against the SAFTU General Secretary, Zwelinzima […]
September 27, 2018
The South African Federation of Trade Unions is appalled by the StatsSA report that employment fell by 69 000 to 9 748 000 in the second quarter of 2018. […]
September 26, 2018
The South African Federation of Trade Unions is alarmed at the threat to hundreds of jobs at the SABC. At a time when South Africa has […]
September 21, 2018
The South African Federation of Trade Unions is deeply disappointed with President Ramaphosa’s Economic Stimulus and Recovery Plan. It is a statement of business as usual, […]
September 20, 2018
The South African Federation of Trade Unions has noted COSATU’s suggestion that SAFTU unions must rejoin or join COSATU. Firstly SAFTU, in line with its principled […]
September 20, 2018
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) has expressed its willingness to participate in both the Job Summit and Investment Conference called by President Ramaphosa […]
September 19, 2018
The South African Federation of Trade Unions sends a message of support and solidarity to the estimated 100 000 Swazi workers who have begun a campaign […]
September 13, 2018
The South African Federation of Trade Unions congratulates its affiliate, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) on another triumph at the Constitutional court […]
September 13, 2018
The South African Federation of Trade Unions pledges its full support for the many workers who are currently taking action against intransigent employers who have left […]
2017 Statements
December 29, 2017
As 2017 draws to a close, the South African Federation of Trade Unions has good reason to celebrate the first eight months of its existence. The […]
December 20, 2017
The South African Federation of Trade Unions condemns the SA Revenue Service for taking legal action against Jacques Pauw, the author of The President’s Keeper’s, for […]
December 15, 2017
The South African Federation of Trade Unions is shocked at the reappointment of Matshela Koko to his position as acting CEO of Eskom, while Parliament is […]
December 14, 2017
Memorandum to the Premier of Gauteng and the Mayor of Johannesburg by #OutsourcingMustFall and SAFTU
The South African Federation of Trade Unions and #OutsourcingMustFall is marching in Johannesburg today, Thursday 14 December 2017, to protest against the exploitation of workers through […]
November 28, 2017
“President Jacob Zuma wants a committee to show him progress this week on plans to cut government spending by R25bn and raise taxes by up to […]
November 26, 2017
The South African Federation of Trade Unions is angered that credit ratings agencies S&P Global and Fitch have downgraded South Africa’s credit rating to full junk […]
November 25, 2017
The South African Federation of Trade Unions commits itself to fully supporting the 16 days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children, from 25 […]
November 23, 2017
After just seven months of our existence, we in the South African Federation of Trade Unions are delighted to inform our members that we held the […]
November 21, 2017
The purpose of this statement is to update the public on the campaign by the SouthAfrican Federation of Trade Union’s (SAFTU) campaign to hold accountable those […]
November 8, 2017
The South African Federation of Trade Unions has noted the announcement by Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba that President Jacob Zuma has acceded to his request for […]
November 7, 2017
The South African Federation of Trade Unions strongly condemns the attempts by the SA Revenue Service (SARS) and the State Security Agency (SSA) to force Jacques […]
November 1, 2017
The South African Federation of Trade Unions is disgusted at the announcement that the ‘wages’ paid to participants on the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) are […]
November 1, 2017
The South African Federation of Trade Unions demands that the SA Post Office, and its autonomous division Postbank, must without further delay, be given the responsibility […]