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Launch of COSATU in 1985 by Cyril Ramaphosa

February 1, 2021

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The fight to make May Day a public holiday

In 1986 which also marked the 100th anniversary of May Day , the five-month-old Congress of
South African trade Unions staged one of the biggest-ever stay-aways to demand recognition
of May Day as a paid public holiday. This action was supported by the formations of the Mass
Democratic Movement under the leadership of the United Democratic Front.
Workers all over the country responded to the call and more than 1,5-million workers observed
COSATU’s call, joined by thousands of school pupils, students, taxi drivers, hawkers, shopkeepers,
domestic workers, self-employed and unemployed people. Rallies were held in all the major
cities, even though many of these were banned in advance by the state. Read More

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