Confederation of South African Workers' Unions

CONSAWU
Full name	Confederation of South African Workers' Unions
Founded	2003
Members	290 000
Affiliation	ITUC
Key people	Mr. Joel Mfingwana, President Mrs. Thelma Louw, Deputy President Mr. Monde Mkele, 1st Vice President Mr. Piet Du Plooy, 2nd Vice President Mr. Thulani Hlatshwayo, National Treasurer Mrs. Hilda Marima, Equity Office Bearer Mr. Rodney Damon, Sector Office Bearer Mr. Khulile Nkushubana, General Secretary
Office location	21 Adriana Crescent, Gateway Industrial Park, Rooihuiskraal X25, Centurion, South Africa
Country	South Africa
Website	http://consawu.co.za/

The Confederation of South African Workers' Unions (CONSAWU) is one of four national trade union centers in South Africa. It is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation.

Affiliated Trade Unions

Building, Wood & Allied Workers’ Union of South Africa (BWAWUSA)
Building Workers’ Union (BWU)
Federal Council of Retail & Allied Workers (FEDCRAW)
Food, Cleaning & Security Workers’ Union (FOCSWU)
Care Centre, Catering, Retail & Allied Worker’s Union of South Africa (CCRAWUSA)
National Certified Fishing & Allied Workers’ Union (NACFAWU)
National Union of Public Service & Allied Workers (NUPSAW)
National Union of Education (NUE)
South African Building & Allied Workers’ Organization (SABAWO)
South African Food, Retail & Agricultural Workers’ Union (SAFRAWU)
Trawler & Line Fishermen’s Union (TALFU)
Transport Action, Retail & General Workers’ Union (THOR)
Westcoast Workers’ Union (WWU)
National Construction Building & Allied Workers’ Union (NACBAWU)
Brick & General Workers’ Union (BGWU)
Commercial Workers’ Union of South Africa (CUSA)
Professional Educator’ Union (PEU)
Progressive General Employees Association of SA (PGEASA)
National Union of Hotel, Restaurant Catering, Commercial Health and Allied workers (NUHRCCHAW)
Mine, Engineering and Distributor Workers Union of South Africa (MEDWUSA)
Solidarity

External links

CONSAWU website

References

ICTUR et al.,, ed. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.

Trade unions in South Africa

CONSAWU Solidarity COSATU CEPPWAWU CWU CWUSA DENOSA FAWU NEHAWU NUM PAWUSA POPCRU SACCAWU SACTWU SADNU SADTU SAFPU SAMA SAMWU SANDU SASAWU SASBO – The Finance Union SATAWU FEDUSA HOSPERSA IMATU UASA NACTU AMCU NAPTOSA NUMSA PSA SAPU Sikhula Sonke

Political history of South Africa

Defunct polities

Kingdom of Mapungubwe (c. 1075–c. 1220)
Dutch Cape Colony (1652–1806)
Mthethwa Paramountcy (c. 1780–1817)
Ndwandwe Kingdom (c. 1780–1819)
Cape Colony (1795–1910)
Zulu Kingdom (1816–97)
Natalia Republic (1839–43)
Natal Colony (1843–1910)
Orange Free State (1854–1902)
South African Republic (1856–1902)
Griqualand East (1861–79)
Griqualand West (1870–73)
Goshen (1882–83)
Stellaland (1882–85)
Nieuwe Republiek (1884–88)
Upingtonia (1885–87)
Klein Vrystaat (1886–91)
Orange River Colony (1902–10)
Transvaal Colony (1902–10)
Union of South Africa (1910–61)
Transkei (1976–94)
Bophuthatswana (1977–94)
Venda (1979–94)
Ciskei (1981–94)

Events

1652–1815	Dutch settlement French Huguenot settlement Khoikhoi–Dutch Wars Xhosa Wars Battle of Muizenberg Battle of Blaauwberg Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814

1815–1910	Mfecane 1820 Settlers Great Trek Boer Republics Mineral Revolution Witwatersrand Gold Rush South African Wars South Africa Act 1909

1910–1948	Maritz Rebellion Rand Rebellion Great Depression 1946 African Mine Workers' Union strike Bantustans

Apartheid era	1948 general election Apartheid legislation Internal resistance Coloured-vote constitutional crisis Defiance Campaign Congress of the People Freedom Charter Women's March 1956 1957 Alexandra bus boycott Sharpeville massacre 1960 republic referendum International isolation Academic boycott Disinvestment Sporting boycott Olympics Rugby union Rivonia Trial Tar Baby Option Durban Moment Border War Israeli alliance Israel–South Africa Agreement Soweto Uprising Weapons of mass destruction Project Coast Constructive engagement Church Street bombing 1983 constitutional reform referendum Rubicon speech Dakar Conference Third Force CODESA 1992 apartheid referendum Saint James Church massacre Bophuthatswana conflict Shell House massacre

Post-apartheid	1994 general election Government of National Unity Reconstruction and Development Programme Truth and Reconciliation Commission Arms Deal Floor crossing African Renaissance Xenophobia Marikana massacre 2012 Western Cape farm workers' strike Nkandlagate 2014 platinum strike #RhodesMustFall protests #FeesMustFall student protests 2016 Tshwane riots

Political culture

Defunct
organisations

Civic and political organisations	Afrikaner Bond Afrikaner Broederbond Afrikaner Party AITUP APO AVF BPC Black Sash CDA CTEG COD Congress Alliance COSG CP Dominion Party DP (1973–1977) DP (1989–2000) DPP ECC FA FD Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners GNP Het Volk HNP IDASA ID IP ISL Jeugkrag Johannesburg Reform Committee Labour Party (1910–1958) Labour Party (1969–1994) Liberal Party (1953–1968) NA NCP NIC NLP NNP NP NPP NRP NUSAS PFP Progressive Party (Cape Colony) Progressive Party PRP Radio Freedom Reform Party SABP SADECO SAIC SASO SAYCO SAYRCO South African Party (Cape Colony) South African Party (1911–1934) South African Party (1977–1980) TNIP Torch Commando UFP United Party Unionist Party Volksparty Workers Party WOSA

Trade unions and social movements	Afrikaner nationalism APF BCM FOSATU ICU MUSA NEUM PAWE SAAPAWU UDF Umkosi Wezintaba

Paramilitary and terrorist organisations	APLA ARM BBB Boeremag Greyshirts MK Ossewabrandwag Orde van die Dood SANF

Histories of
political parties

Category

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Confederation of South African Workers' Unions

Affiliated Trade Unions

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