Congress of South African Trade Unions

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is a federation of trade unions in South Africa, launched in December 1985 after four years of unity talks between 33 unions opposed to apartheid and committed to a non-racial, non-sexist and democratic South Africa.

COSATU, is part of the Tripartite Alliance which has governed South Africa since 1994.

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