The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) notes President Cyril Ramaphosa’s intention to exercise his legal rights to take the Section 89 Panel Report upon Review. We welcome the President’s taking…
COSATU Gauteng Welcomes Skills Development Initiative Empowering Youth to Rebuild Public Infrastructure
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in Gauteng welcomes the graduation of more than 2,500 young people through a provincial skills development programme aimed at equipping unemployed youth with practical…
COSATU Calls for Urgent Intervention at the Compensation Fund
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is deeply concerned by the worsening crisis at the Compensation Fund (CF), a critical social security entity entrusted with compensating workers for injuries, diseases…
SAMWU CONDEMNS COLLAPSING SERVICE DELIVERY AND REJECTS THE DIS-ESTABLISHMENT OF MAPWATER
Following the SAMWU-led MAP Water march held last Friday at the Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality, the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) in the Maluti-a-Phofung Region its deep concern regarding the continued collapse…
SACCAWU will defend the 22000 Pick n Pay employees’ imminent retrenchment with its might
The South African Commercial Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU) express its strong condemnation for the unfolding threat to the job security and negotiated working conditions of approximately 22 000 Pick n…
Statement by COSATU KwaZulu Natal on the Oversight Visit by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour
The Congress of South African Congress of Trade Unions in KwaZulu-Natal welcomes the oversight visit by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour to Majuba District, Newscastle and surrounding areas. This…
COSATU LIMPOPO POST PROVINCIAL POLITICAL COMMISSION MEDIA STATEMENT
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in Limpopo, convened its Special Provincial Political Commission on 3 February 2026, a sequel to the Special Provincial Executive Committee of 28 January 2026, which…
COSATU responds to unfounded accusations following the removal of CEPPWAWU administrator, Sipho Sono
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has seen the letter by the National Organiser of its Affiliate, the Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood and Allied Workers’ Union (CEPPWAWU), Phutas Tseki,…
COSATU welcomes increase in the National Minimum Wage
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) welcomes the 2026 increase of inflation plus 1.5% (5% in total or R1.44) for the National Minimum Wage (NMW). This progressive above inflation increase…
COSATU calls for payment of Ditsobotla Municipality workers’ pension fund contributions
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) commends its Affiliate, the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU), for raising the alarm on the non-payment of workers’ pension fund contributions at the…
COSATU is extremely disappointed that the SARB failed to cut the repo rate to provide breathing space to workers
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is deeply disappointed that the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) failed to cut the repo rate to provide badly needed breathing space to millions…
COSATU urges SARB to cut the repo rate by at least 25 basis points at its MPC meeting
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) urges the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to cut the repo rate by at least 25 basis points at its much anticipated Monetary and…
