Congress of South African Trade Unions

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The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is South Africa’s largest trade union federation and a key player in the country’s labor movement and post-apartheid political landscape.

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Congress of South African Trade Unions canonical 14

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national trade union center
trade union federation
abbreviation COSATU
advocatesFor improved working conditions
living wage
social protection
universal access to basic services
affiliatedTo International Trade Union Confederation
ITUC-Africa
surface form: Organisation of African Trade Union Unity
alliedWith African National Congress
South African Communist Party
country South Africa
engagesIn collective bargaining at national level
mass mobilisation and strikes
policy advocacy
focus collective bargaining
labour law reform
social justice
workers' rights
founded 1985
foundedIn Durban
goal democratic socialist society
eradication of exploitation of workers
hasPoliticalInfluenceIn South Africa
headquartersCountry South Africa
headquartersLocation Johannesburg, South Africa
surface form: Johannesburg
historicalRole anti-apartheid movement in South Africa
ideology social democracy
socialism
keyRoleIn South African labour movement
post-apartheid political landscape of South Africa
legalForm federation of trade unions
memberOf Tripartite Alliance
motto An injury to one is an injury to all
notableFor influence on South African labour legislation
mass stayaways during late apartheid era
opposes privatisation of state-owned enterprises
organizationalStructure federation of affiliated unions
participatesIn National Economic Development and Labour Council
politicalAlignment left-wing
primaryLanguage English
Xhosa
Zulu
regionServed South Africa
represents unionised workers in South Africa
sectorCoverage private sector workers
public sector workers
typeOfOrganization umbrella organization for trade unions

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African National Congress alliedWith Congress of South African Trade Unions
South African Communist Party alliance Congress of South African Trade Unions
anti-apartheid movement supportedOrganization Congress of South African Trade Unions
ANC ally Congress of South African Trade Unions
subject surface form: African National Congress
Tripartite Alliance memberParty Congress of South African Trade Unions
Tripartite Alliance labourWing Congress of South African Trade Unions
South African Congress of Trade Unions succeededBy Congress of South African Trade Unions
Tricameral Parliament of South Africa opposedBy Congress of South African Trade Unions
South African politics memberOfTripartiteAlliance Congress of South African Trade Unions
SACP alliedWith Congress of South African Trade Unions
Umsebenzi associatedWith Congress of South African Trade Unions
GEAR (Growth, Employment and Redistribution) strategy criticisedBy Congress of South African Trade Unions
Zwelinzima Vavi memberOf Congress of South African Trade Unions
Zwelinzima Vavi employer Congress of South African Trade Unions