Is NUMSA part of COSATU?

NUMSA remained a COSATU affiliate until 8 November 2014, although it resolved to cease its R800 000 monthly subscription fee payments to the federation. In December, 2013 the union also said it would also stop paying contributions to the South African Communist Party (SACP).

What does COSATU mean in full?

Congress of South Africa Trade Unions
/ (ˌkəʊˈzɑːtuː) / n acronym for. Congress of South Africa Trade Unions.

Is fawu affiliated to COSATU?

Following a groundbreaking move to disaffiliate from the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), the Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu) now faces a split. Six of Fawu’s seven provinces voted to leave Cosatu at the union’s national congress in Bela Bela, Limpopo last week.

What does COSATU fight for?

COSATU is a key partner in the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), a registered charity and political force working to educate and promote understanding about HIV/AIDS, and to prevent new infections, as well as push for greater access to antiretrovirals.

Why did numsa leave COSATU?

Cosatu secretary general Zwelinzima Vavi. Rape charges against him have been dropped by the woman who had accused him.

Who owns numsa?

the NIC
It is owned by the NIC through 3Sixty Global Solutions Group, which wholly owns the Doves Group, which in turn owns 100% of 3Sixty Life. The union investment holding company, the NIC, is wholly owned and overseen by the union’s National Manufacturing Workers Investment Trust.

Who can join COSATU?

Must be 18 to 59 years of age.

Who founded COSATU?

Federation of South African Trade Unions
SA Allied Workers’ Union
Congress of South African Trade Unions/Founders

Which unions fall under COSATU?

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) affiliated unions, namely the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), the National Education Health and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU), the Police Prisons and Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) and the Chemical Energy Print Paper and Allied Workers Union (CEPPWAWU) will be …

Why was COSATU created?

COSATU was launched in December 1985 after four years of unity talks between unions opposed to apartheid and committed to a non-racial, non-sexist and democratic South Africa. At our launch we represented less than half a million workers organised in 33 unions.