Congress of South African Trade Unions

COSATU
Congress of South African Trade Unions
Founded30 November 1985; 38 years ago (1985-11-30)
HeadquartersCosatu House
110 Jorissen Street
Johannesburg
Gauteng
Location
  • South Africa
Members
2,193,965
Key people
Zingiswa Losi, President
Bheki Ntshalintshali, General Secretary
AffiliationsITUC
WFTU
ICFTU-AFRO
Websitewww.cosatu.org.za
A COSATU organised protest in Cape Town calling for an end to state capture and for the prosecution of those involved in the administration of President Jacob Zuma.

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU or Cosatu) is a trade union federation in South Africa. It was founded in 1985 and is the largest of the country's three main trade union federations, with 21 affiliated trade unions.[note 1][1]


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  1. ^ "More unions quit Cosatu's exec body". fin24.com. Retrieved 9 April 2018.