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The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) fully supports its indomitable Affiliate, the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU), as it heads to court to challenge the dismissal of nearly 600 workers by Walmart-owned Massmart.   SACCAWU is taking the fight to court after prolonged engagements to reinstate 600 dismissed workers at […]

COSATU notes with concern that the rugby game between the Springboks and New Zealand will not be shown to all South Africans this Saturday, 7 September 2024. This is a sad day for working class families and a sad indictment to the Government of National Unity. This represents a failure of public policy to respond […]

  The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is deeply dismayed by the Parliamentary rascals’ sequel.  Three months into the 7th Parliament, the nation has been made to watch various shenanigans and skulduggery by some less than illustrious Members of Parliament. Just under three months ago, the Democratic Alliance (DA) promised swift action when one […]

  The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of long and rigorous salary and wage negotiations with the South African Local Government Association (SALGA), which represents the country’s 257 municipalities and their entities in the South African Local Government Bargaining Council (SALGBC). After three intense rounds of negotiations, […]

COSATU General Secretary Solly Phetoe Programme Director, The Executive Director of Nedlac, Lisa Seftel, Leadership of Government, Business, Labour, Community, 2024 marks the 30th anniversary of our young democracy. It is appropriate as we gather here today, that we have concluded as social partners and government at Nedlac a 30-year review of our achievements and […]

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is set to participate in the 13th BRICS Trade Unions Forum (BTUF) scheduled to take place from 7 to 8 September 2024 in the City of Sochi, Russia. The COSATU delegation is led by the President, Zingiswa Losi, and the Deputy General Secretary, Gerald Twala, who is also […]

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) expects the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Thembi Simelane to do the right thing and give a full account of her involvement in the demise of the now debunked VBS Mutual bank when she appears before Parliament this week. The Minister made headlines for the wrong […]

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) joins its unrelenting Affiliate, the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in welcoming the Labour Court’s notice of set down to hear the City of Tshwane’s review application in relation to complying with the terms a wage settlement. In 2021, parties at the South African Local Government […]

The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] is shocked by the statement made by the Minister of Public Service and Administration in relation to Discipline Management and Transfer of Public Servants. The Minister when addressing at the launch of the Integrated Public Service Month said that “the department has ensured that while every […]

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is dismayed by the allegations of the embezzlement of workers’ contributions at the Municipal Employees Pension Fund (MEPF) following media reports of romantic gestures between the principal officer of the fund and it’s administrator. The Municipal Employees Pension Fund has been fingered as having paid Akani Properties, […]

The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) is pleasured  that after a prolonged struggle, the Labour Court has finally set a date to hear the review application by the City of Tshwane. In 2021, parties within the South African Local Government Bargaining Council (SALGBC) entered into a three-year salary and wage collective agreement, promising municipal […]

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) welcomes the 0.4% rise (albeit still small) in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the second quarter of this year. While the economy has all but remained stagnant in recent years, the marginal growth in GDP is encouraging as it comes on the back of an initially projected […]

The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU), in the Province of the Eastern Cape condemns the brutal killing of a school Principal in KwaBhaca, Ngwekazi location on the 28th of August 2024 in Alfred Nzo West District. It is alleged that Mr Mphakamisi Nciweni, the Principal of Zakhele Primary School was gunned down in the morning […]

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) welcomes the resolution of the stand-off between its militant Affiliate the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU) and the KwaZulu-Natal Secretary of our ally, the African National Congress (ANC), comrade Bheki Mtolo, following a meeting at Luthuli House convened by the leadership of the ANC […]

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) welcomes the 15-year sentence handed down to former head of engineering at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa), Daniel Mthimkhulu, after he was found guilty of three counts of fraud. Mthimkhulu held the plum role of head of engineering at the rail agency until he […]

The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] in KwaZulu-Natal is extremely annoyed and taken aback by the fake news published by the Sunday World on the 1st September 2024. The hoax news released by Sunday World seeks to suggest that structures of the union in KZN are currently “engaged” in discussions of “dumping” the […]

The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) in the Western Cape rejects, with the contempt it deserves, the Western Cape Education Department’s (WCED)’s proposal to reduce the 2025 basket of educator posts. While the WCED maintains that they consulted trade unions on the basket of posts for 2025, as required by policy, SADTU rejected the […]

As South Africa concludes the commemoration of Women’s Month, the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) in the Free State stands in mourning and outrage. We find ourselves confronting a bitter irony: a month meant to celebrate the strength, resilience, and achievements of women has been marred by the brutal slayings of those very women […]

  The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) joins hands with its dedicated Affiliate the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) and the entire South African Police Service (SAPS) as we mark Police Safety Month and honour the sacrifices of our police officers and their families.  The nation is forever indebted to their […]

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) stands in unwavering solidarity with African Worker Solidarity, civil society organisations (CSOs), activists, and journalists across the continent who are increasingly facing repression and clampdowns. We acknowledge the profound contributions of mass-based organisations, including trade unions, community associations, and grassroots movements, in the decolonisation and liberation struggles […]

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) welcomes work done over many years and much effort by COSATU and its Affiliates to achieve the first stage of the Two Pot Pension Reforms that will now come into effect on 1 September, notwithstanding remaining areas of concern, especially with regards to high levels of taxation […]

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) held its third Central Executive Committee (CEC) meeting for 2024 from 26 to 28 August and deliberated on the various critical challenges facing the working class as the economy continues to struggle. Unemployment has been on the rise in the last three quarters and currently sits at […]

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is deeply disappointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s assenting to the National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency SOC Limited Bill into law. South Africa is a water scarce country.  It is critical it be managed effectively and efficiently and the constitutional right to water upheld.  We are concerned about […]

The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] notes the assentment of the South African National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency SOC Ltd Bill by President Cyril Ramaphosa, which establishes a new agency to manage national water resources infrastructure. As NEHAWU, we have consistently been opposing the agentification of the state and outsourcing of government […]

The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] in Gauteng Province calls upon the Gauteng Department of Social development and Life Healthcare to immediately address the plight of 175 employees who are now facing retrenchment and the number of patients recovering from substance abuse who are currently denied their right to treatment which is […]

POPCRU Restore Dignity Campaign against GBV in correctional facilities The Importance of ILO C190 on eliminating violence and harassment in the world of work In 2019, after extended campaigns by trade unions and women workers globally, the ILO adopted Convention 190 and Recommendation 206 concerning the Elimination of Violence and Harassment in the world of […]

Youth Imbizo on the Summit of the Future: Activating Youth and Safeguarding Future Generations    Venue: NYDA, 7 Naivasha Road, Sunninghill COSATU would like to congratulate the National Youth Development Agency on successfully convening and hosting of the UN Youth Imbizo on the Summit of the Future with the United Nations South Africa Office. The […]

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) will hold a media briefing on Thursday, 29 August 2024, to communicate the outcomes of its ordinary Central Executive Committee (CEC) meeting. The three-day meeting, which is currently taking place between 26- 28th of August will discuss organisational, political, and socio-economic issues affecting workers and the working class […]