Statistics indicate that about 30% of South Africa's workers belong to unions.
Statistics indicate that about 30% of South Africa’s workers belong to unions.
Deciding where to place the “X” on the ballot with 48 parties on May 8 based purely on the belief the chosen party will make sure the voter gets a lovely cuppa at work might sound far-fetched – but the reality is that it is now possible. The federation’s membership sharply dropped from 1,923,436 in 2015 to 1,605,973, a 16.5% decline, revealed by a Cosatu organisational report in 2018. Cosatu, the SA Communist Party and the ANC are in a tripartite alliance – a pact that has delivered significant numbers of votes from workers in the past.
In April 2017, Vavi launched the South African Federation of Trade Unions . It now represents 30 unions collectively with just more than half a million members.
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