Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers Union
Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers' Union | |
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Founded | 16 September 1989 |
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Headquarters | Cape Town, South Africa |
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Members | 100,000 |
Key people | , president , general secretary |
Affiliations | COSATU |
Website | www.sactwu.org.za |
The Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers' Union (SACTWU) is the biggest union in the South African clothing, textile, footwear and leather industry, with more than 100 000 members. It negotiates wages for the vast majority of workers in these industries in South Africa, with the collective bargaining agreements covering over 150 000 workers.
SACTWU is the sixth largest affiliate of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU). The union was born through the merger of the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers' Union of South Africa and the Garment and Allied Workers' Union of South Africa, on 16 September 1989.
Leadership[]
General Secretaries[]
- Jabu Ngcobo
- 1999: Ebrahim Patel
- 2009: Andre Kriel
Presidents[]
- 1989: Amon Ntuli
- 2003: Themba Khumalo
Categories:
- Trade unions in South Africa
- Congress of South African Trade Unions
- Textile and clothing trade unions
- Trade unions established in 1989
- South African trade union stubs