'No comment' – Saftu mum on Vavi suspension
The South African Federation of Trade Union (Saftu) is refusing to comment on a leaked letter informing general-secretary Zwelinzima Vavi of his suspension.
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The South African Federation of Trade Union (Saftu) is refusing to comment on a leaked letter informing general-secretary Zwelinzima Vavi of his suspension.
South Africa: President appoints Climate Change Coordinating Commission President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed members of the inaugural Presidential Climate Change Coordinating Commission (P4C) with effect from 17 December 2020. In a statement on Thursday, the Presidency said the establishment of the commission emanates from the Presidential Jobs Summit held in October 2018 when social partners agreed that a statutory body be formed to coordinate and oversee the just transition towards a low-carbon, inclusive, climate change resilient economy and society. “The commission is tasked with adv...
Presidential Climate Change Coordinating Commission appointed Presidential Climate Change Coordinating Commission appointed Comments Off on Presidential Climate Change Coordinating Commission appointed President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed members of the inaugural Presidential Climate Change Coordinating Commission (P4C) with effect from 17 December 2020. The establishment of the Commission emanates from the Presidential Jobs Summit held in October 2018 when social partners agreed that a statutory body be formed to coordinate and oversee the just transition towards a low-carbon, inc...
An elective congress attended by close to 150 delegates. During the congress, issues affecting workers were at centre stage. They include among others, retrenchments, Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and unfair labour practice. Chavalala believes if workers are united, all these challenges can be defeated. “SAFTU’S responsibilities must be to unite the working class in this country, irrespective of the federation they belong to, irrespective of the union they are coming from. The workers and the working class in general must be united. At least, if there must be one thing that we agree on, com...