The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) will present its submission in support of the Employment Equity Amendment Bill to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour today, 13 April 2021. The Employment Equity Amendment (EEA) Bill provides badly needed interventions to strengthen the government’s ability to hold employers accountable for their role and […]
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COSATU Post-Special CEC Media briefing tomorrow
The Congress of South African Trade Unions is concluding its two-day Special Central Executive Committee [CEC] meeting that started yesterday, (Tuesday,06 April 2021). The meeting is convened to discuss COSATU’s perspective and approach to the upcoming Local Government Elections in the light of serious tensions between workers and the ANC government over the ongoing budget […]
COSATU Post-Special CEC Media briefing tomorrow
The Congress of South African Trade Unions is concluding its two-day Special Central Executive Committee [CEC] meeting that started yesterday, (Tuesday,06 April 2021). The meeting is convened to discuss COSATU’s perspective and approach to the upcoming Local Government Elections in the light of serious tensions between workers and the ANC government over the ongoing budget […]
COSATU two-day Special CEC Meeting starting tomorrow
The Congress of South African Trade Unions will convene a two-day Special Central Executive Committee [CEC] meeting, starting tomorrow Tuesday,06 -07 April 2021, to discuss COSATU’s perspective and approach to the upcoming Local Government Elections. This will be followed up by a standard media briefing to communicate the outcomes of the meeting. The details of […]
COSATU to Present Submission on National Traffic Amendment Bill to Parliament tomorrow at 09:00am
COSATU will present its submission in support of the National Traffic Amendment Bill to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Transport at 9am, Wednesday 10 March. This is a progressive and long overdue overhaul of our inadequate traffic legislation. Every year more than 14 000 people die unnecessarily on South Africa’s roads due to reckless driving. About 25% of […]
COSATU will present its response to the 2021/22 Budget to Parliament tomorrow at 11:00AM
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) will present its response to the 2021/22 Budget to Parliament at 11am Wednesday, 3 March during the Finance Committees’ virtual public hearings. The economy is facing its greatest crisis in 100 years, unemployment has pushed past 40%, many State-Owned Enterprises and Municipalities are in various stages of […]
COSATU three-day CEC Meeting in session
The Congress of South African Trade Unions is on the second day of its three-day ordinary Central Executive Committee [CEC] meeting that will finish tomorrow on Wednesday 24th of February 2021. The CEC will be discussing issues affecting the workers and the working class in general. This will be followed up by a standard media […]
COSATU three-day CEC starting tomorrow
The Congress of South African Trade Unions will convene a three-day ordinary Central Executive Committee [CEC] meeting starting tomorrow – Monday the 22nd to the 24th of February 2021 to discuss issues affecting the workers and the working class in general. This will be followed up by a standard media briefing to communicate the outcomes […]
COSATU three-day CEC Meeting next week
The Congress of South African Trade Unions will convene a three-day ordinary Central Executive Committee [CEC] meeting starting on Monday the 22nd to the 24th of February 2021 to discuss issues affecting the workers and the working class in general. This will be followed up by a standard media briefing to communicate the outcomes of […]
Funeral arrangements for SAMWU General Secretary, Koena Ramotlou
Please be advised that the funeral service of SAMWU General Secretary Koena Ramotlou will be held as follows; Date : Saturday 9 January 2021 Time : 07:00 to 09:00 Venue: Family Home then proceed to Heroes Acre, Tomas Nkobi Cemetery, Boksburg for burial. Strictly 50 mourners will be allowed to attend the funeral as per […]
COSATU CEC members to stage a protest action/sit-in at the Union Buildings tomorrow – Friday
The members of the COSATU Central Executive Committee will stage a protest action/sit-in at the Union Buildings tomorrow Friday, the 4th of December 2020. They will be demanding a response from the Presidency on the memorandum of demands submitted on the 7th October 2020. Amongst the demands, they include the call for the government lead […]
COSATU CEC members to stage a protest action/sit-in at the Union Buildings on Friday
The members of the COSATU Central Executive Committee will stage a protest action/sit-in at the Union Buildings on Friday, the 4th December 2020. They will be demanding a response from the Presidency on the memorandum of demands submitted on the 7th October 2020. Amongst the demands, they include the call for government lead by example […]
COSATU Post-CEC Media briefing tomorrow
The Congress of South African Trade Unions had its ordinary three-day Central Executive Committee [CEC] meeting to discuss Organisational, Political and Socio-economic issues affecting the workers and the working class in general. The meeting will be followed by the usual media briefing to communicate the meeting outcomes: The details of the media briefing are as […]
COSATU Post-CEC Media briefing on Thursday
The Congress of South African Trade Unions is currently convening its ordinary three-day Central Executive Committee [CEC] meeting that will end tomorrow on Wednesday the 25th of November to discuss Organisational, Political and Socio-economic issues affecting the workers and the working class in general.The meeting will be followed by the usual media briefing to communicate […]
COSATU -CWU Joint Media Briefing today -11:00 AM
Communication Workers Union (CWU) together with COSATU invite all media houses to a press briefing today. The Press Conference will be addressed by the National Office Bearers of both organisations to deal with the following issues. Discussions: 1. Developments at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) 2. The ongoing strike at […]
COSATU President, Z. Losi’s Input to the Collective Bargaining Conference
11 November 2020 The leadership of COSATU, Affiliates, sister Federations, The Minister for Employment and Labour, leadership of government and labour market institutions, Leadership of our Alliance partners, the ANC and the SACP, Media present, and Most importantly the rank and file membership of COSATU. Good morning comrades, I welcome you all here to COSATU’s […]