National Council of Trade Unions
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The National Council of Trade Unions (NACTU) is a national trade union center
in South Africa
. It has a membership of 397,000 and was formed by the merger of the Council of Unions of South Africa (CUSA) and the Azanian Confederation of Trade Unions (AZACTU).
The NACTU is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation
.
National trade union center
A national trade union center is a federation or confederation of trade unions in a single country. Nearly every country in the world has a national trade union center, and many have more than one. When there is more than one national center, it is often because of ideological differences—in some...
in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. It has a membership of 397,000 and was formed by the merger of the Council of Unions of South Africa (CUSA) and the Azanian Confederation of Trade Unions (AZACTU).
The NACTU is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation
International Trade Union Confederation
The International Trade Union Confederation is the world's largest trade union federation. It was formed on November 1, 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Confederation of Labour...
.
Affiliates
The NACTU has 17 affiliated unions.- Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU)
- Building, Construction and Allied Workers Union (BCAWU)
- Banking, Insurance,Finance and Allied Workers Union (BIFAWU)
- Hospitality Industry and Allied Workers Union (HIAWU)
- Hotel, Liquor, Catering, Commercial And Allied Workers Union of South Africa (HOTELICCA)
- Labour Equity General Workers Union of SA (LEWUSA)
- Municipality, Education, State, Health And Allied Workers Union (MESHAWU)
- Metal and Electrical Workers Union of South Africa (MEWUSA)
- Media Workers Association of South Africa (MWASA)
- National Clothing and Textile Workers Union of South Africa (NACTWUSA)
- National Services and Allied Workers Union (NASAWU)
- National Union of Farm Workers (NUF)
- National Union of Furniture and Allied Workers (NUFAW)
- National Union of Food, Beverages, Wine, Spirits and Allied Workers (NUFBWSAW)
- National Public Service Workers Union (NUPSWU)
- Parliamentary Staff Union (PSU)
- South African Chemical Workers Union (SACWU)
- Transport and Allied Workers Union (TAWU)
- Transport and Omnibus Workers Union (TOWU)