South African Federation of Trade Unions
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The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) is a trade union federation in South Africa. It was founded in 2017, and is the second largest of the country's main trade union confederations, with 21 affiliated trade unions organising 800,000 workers.[1]
South African Federation of Trade Unions | |
| Founded | 21 April 2017 |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Members | 800,000 |
Key people | Zwelinzima Vavi, General Secretary Mac Chavalala, President Nomvume Ralarala, first Deputy president Thabo Matsose, Second Deputy President |
| Website | SAFTU.org.za |
Affiliates
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Perspective
Current affiliates
The following unions were affiliated in 2021:[2]
| Union | Abbreviation | Founded | Membership (2018)[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic and Professional Staff Association | APSA | 1997 | |
| Chemical, Wood and Allied Workers' Union | CWAWU | 2010 | |
| Commercial, Stevedoring, Agricultural and Allied Workers' Union | CSAAWU | 2007 | |
| Democratic Municipal and Allied Workers' Union of South Africa | DEMAWUSA | 2015 | 12,000 |
| Democratic Postal and Communications' Union | DEPACU | 2014 | |
| Democratised Transport Logistics and Allied Workers' Union | DETAWU | 2015 | 10,000 |
| Food and Allied Workers Union | FAWU | 1986 | 23,300 |
| General Industries Workers' Union of South Africa | GIWUSA | 1989 | 21,500 |
| Information Communication Technology Union | ICTU | 2012 | |
| Municipal and Allied Trade Union of South Africa | MATUSA | 2015 | |
| National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa | NUMSA | 1987 | 328,827 |
| National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers | NUPSAW | 1998 | 48,000 |
| South African Correctional Services Workers' Union | SACOSWU | 2009 | |
| South African Industrial, Commercial and Allied Workers' Union | SAICWU | 2016 | |
| Tirisano Transport and Services Workers' Union | TASWU | 2004 | |
| Transport, Retail and General Workers' Union | THORN | 2010 | |
Former affiliates
| Union | Abbreviation | Founded | Left | Reason not affiliated | Membership (2018)[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Transport Movement | NTM | 2012 | 2018 | Disaffiliated | 52,250 |
| Private Schools and Allied Workers' Union | PRISAWU | 2015 | |||
| South African Policing Union | SAPU | 1996 | |||
| Finance Union of Workers | FUWO | ||||
| South African Liberated Public Sector Workers' Union | SALIPSWU | 2015 | |||
| Finance Union of Workers | FUWO | ||||
| Young Nurses Indaba Trade Union | YNITU |
References
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