Texfed is an industrial federation of textile trade associations which aims to provide an excellent service to its members by advancing and promoting their trade and trade-related interests. It provides information to a wide range of industry stakeholders and proactively represents the industry on key issues.
Continue reading →A united responsible voice, the SA National Consumer Union is a voluntary autonomous body that today represents millions of consumers. Its membership extends from the vitally important grass-roots support of leading women’s organisations such as the various Women’s Agricultural Unions, the National Council of Women of South Africthrough to influential bodies such as the DENOSthe Association of Retired Persons and Pensioners, KONTAK, etc. Being an independent organisation, the Consumer Union speaks with authority on behalf of all consumers. Its opinions are sought by manufacturers, retailers, the agricultural sector, the SA Bureau of Standards and Government. It works in close co-operation with all the above where the interest of the consumer is concerned. Its policy has always been one of communication and consultation before confrontation. It aims to build up consumers’ awareness of their rights, responsibilities and bargaining powers through education, information and protection.
Continue reading →The SA Electro-Plating Industries Association was established in 1951 and is registered with the Department of Labour as an independent Employers’ Organisation and is federated to the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA).
The South African Electro-Plating Industries Association represents employers engaged in the in the electro-plating industry.
The SA Bisley Union (SABU) is the organizing and controlling body of Target Rifle,F-Class and .303 Shooting in South Africa.
Continue reading →The National Union of Furniture & Allied Workers SA (Nufawsa) Sick Benefit Society is a managed Sick benefit fund, for all Nufawsa employees associated with the Nufawsa Union and was established during 1926 focusing on the lower income earners in the Allied and Furniture Industry and regulated by the Labour Relations Act. Nufawsa believes that the establishment of an anti-racist / non-racial, non exploitative and democratic society depends on the unity of the working class directed at the eradication of oppression, exploitation and discrimination as well as the promotion, development and maintenance of an authentic working class leadership.
Continue reading →The National Union of Leather and Allied Workers (NULAW) is a trade union representing workers in the leather and shoemaking industries in South Africa. The union was founded in 1924 as the National Union of Leather Workers, and registered with the government in 1926. (Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Union_of_Leather_and_Allied_Workers#:~:text=The%20National%20Union%20of%20Leather,with%20the%20government%20in%201926.)
Continue reading →The National Union of Food, Beverage, Wine, Spirit and Allied Workers (NUFBWSAW) is a trade union representing workers in the food and drink processing industry in South Africa.
The union was established in 1993, when the Food and Beverage Workers’ Union merged with the National Union of Wine, Spirits and Allied Workers. Like both its predecessors, it affiliated to the National Council of Trade Unions.[1] By 1995, it claimed 20,000 members. (Wikipwdia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Union_of_Food,_Beverage,_Wine,_Spirit_and_Allied_Workers)
Continue reading →Numsa is the biggest metalworkers trade union in South Africa with more than 339, 567 members (as at January 2014).
Formed in 1987, it merged five different unions, some of whom had formed in the 1960s and 1970s. So Numsa brings a wealth of experience to trade unionism. It is the biggest trade union (except in Eskom) in all national bargaining forums where it bargains. Regional offices can be found in all the provinces.
Continue reading →The scope of the MFIBC is: the motor ferry industry means an industry concerned with the transportation of motor vehicles by road, whether by vehicle carrier or own wheels to and from Vehicle Manufacturers, harbours, rail, storage depots, dealers and third parties”
Continue reading →The Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council (MEIBC) is a statutory body created under the Labour Relations Act (LRA) to provide for the co-regulation of stable and productive employment relations in the metal and engineering industries.
The council is an industry based forum of organised business and labour that regulates employment conditions and labour relations in the metal and engineering industry. It provides the necessary, administrative infrastructure and technical expertise to ensure effective collective bargaining, industry compliance, dispute resolution and social protection services. As at end of November, The Council represented approximately 10 624 firms and 306 747 employees in the industry.
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