Zingiswa Losi (COSATU) taking the floor in the SDG5 session at HLPF 2022

"We will be able to achieve #SDG5 only when women will have equal access to decent work"

Keywords : SDGs ; South Africa; Declarations; ATUDN;

AFRICAN WORKERS MOURN THE PASSING OF ARCHBISHOP EMERITUS DESMOND MPILO TUTU

ITUC-Africa s saddened to learn about the passing of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. We extend our condolences to Mam Leah Tutu, the Tutu family, the board and staff of the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation, the government, workers and people of South Africa, the Elders and Nobel Laureate Group (…)

Keywords : South Africa; Tributes ;

Statement on the Global Week of Action on Swaziland 6 -10 September 2021

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has been observing and actively engaging with the tragic developments in Swaziland, notably in the past 3 months. But fact being that it has been happening since the royal state of emergency in 1973 which turned Swaziland into one big political (…)

Johanesburg, SA Keywords : South Africa; Declarations; Eswatini Democracy ; Human and trade union rights; Eswatini;

#Timefor8 in SA - health worker

Keywords : South Africa; ATUDN;

COSATU NATIONAL STRIKE 2020

On Wednesday 7th October, Hundreds of Cosatu-affiliated union members marched from Cosatu House through the Johannesburg city center to gather at the Mineral Council SA head office. A memorandum was delivered on behalf of millions of workers and people of South Africa. This was within the (…)

Keywords : South Africa; Human and trade union rights; Reports ;

AFRICAN WORKERS MOURN THE PASSING OF ARCHBISHOP EMERITUS DESMOND MPILO TUTU

ITUC-Africa s saddened to learn about the passing of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. We extend our condolences to Mam Leah Tutu, the Tutu family, the board and staff of the Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation, the government, workers and people of South Africa, the Elders and Nobel Laureate Group (…)

Keywords : South Africa ;  Tributes ; 

Statement on the Global Week of Action on Swaziland 6 -10 September 2021

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has been observing and actively engaging with the tragic developments in Swaziland, notably in the past 3 months. But fact being that it has been happening since the royal state of emergency in 1973 which turned Swaziland into one big political (…)

Johanesburg, SA
Keywords : South Africa ;  Declarations ;  Eswatini Democracy ;  Human and trade union rights ;  Eswatini ; 

COSATU NATIONAL STRIKE 2020

On Wednesday 7th October, Hundreds of Cosatu-affiliated union members marched from Cosatu House through the Johannesburg city center to gather at the Mineral Council SA head office. A memorandum was delivered on behalf of millions of workers and people of South Africa. This was within the (…)

Keywords : South Africa ;  Human and trade union rights ;  Reports ; 

MEMORANDUM: COSATU National strike and Day of action

Today, the 7th October, 2020 marks a decisive moment in the history and struggle of the working class in our country and beyond. We are gathered here to express, on behalf of millions of workers and ordinary people; anger, frustration and united solidarity against the horrifying conditions we (…)

7th October, 2020 Keywords : THE TRADE UNION BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19 ;  South Africa ;  Human and trade union rights ;  Memorandum ;  Organising And Workers Empowerment - Trade Union Unity ; 

CALLING ON ALL WORKERS TO THE FRONTLINES AGAINST CORRUPTION, RETRENCHMENTS, GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND ATTACKS ON COLLECTIVE BARGAINING & WORKERS RIGHTS

The COVID 19 pandemic has brough to the open the very ugly reality of a society that is untransformed and where the majority of people, women, workers and blacks in particular, are facing the daily pain of extreme poverty, inequalities and unemployment in their families and communities. These (…)

Keywords : THE TRADE UNION BATTLE AGAINST COVID-19 ;  South Africa ;  Human and trade union rights ;  Gender Equality ;  Extending Social Protection ;  Communique ; 

Global Day for Solidarity with Zimbabwean workers: #Solidarity4ZimbabweWorkers

The date of 23th September has been set aside by ITUC and ITUC-Africa as a global day for solidarity with Zimbabwe Workers. Around the globe the trade union movement and other progressive movements took a number of actions against The Zimbabwe government. This include protests at Zimbabwe (…)

Keywords : South Africa ;  Human and trade union rights ;  Reports ; 

ITUC-Africa MESSAGE FOLLOWING XENOPHOBIC ATTACKS IN SOUTH AFRICA

The Africa Regional Organization of the International Trade Union Confederation (www.itucafrica. org) has received with concern the reports of violence that broke out in some suburbs of Johannesburg city center on Sunday and spread to the central business district the days after. We have also (…)

05-09-19 Keywords : South Africa ;  Human and trade union rights ;  Protest letters ;  Peace And Security ;  Extending Social Protection ;  Youth Work - Organising And Workers Empowerment ;  Migration ; 

African unions want an inclusive free trade agreement

27 May, 2019Unions are being excluded from negotiations on the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) because of a fast-track approach being used by governments. The unions are demanding that the AfCFTA should respect workers’ rights and labour standards as found in national laws and (…)

13-15 May 2019 Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA
Keywords : South Africa ;  Reports ;  Structural Transformation For Africa’s Development ;  ATUDN ; 

PROMOTING SOCIAL PROTECTION FOR ALL THROUGH EQUITY AND GENDER EQUALITY

Taking forward the Abidjan declaration from the 2017 conference , 23 delegates from 17 African trade unions affiliated to ITUC Africa and 2 labour support organisations, gathered from 6 to 10 November in Johannesburg, in the framework of a continental seminar organized by FEDUSA, ITUC Africa (…)

6-10 November 2018 Johannesburg, South Africa
Keywords : South Africa ;  Gender Equality ;  Extending Social Protection ; 

Commendation for national minimum wage adoption in South Africa and request to support campaign for minimum wages across Africa

Dear President Ramaphosa, On behalf of the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa www.ituc-africa.org) - I convey to you our profound commendation and appreciation for the institution of national minimum wage in South Africa.

4 October 2018 Lomé, TOGO
Keywords : Activities ;  South Africa ;  Extending Social Protection ;  Structural Transformation For Africa’s Development ;