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As the world marks International Workers Day today, concerns are being raised that over 70% of workers in South Africa do not belong to any trade union.

Cosatu members protest against retrenchments.today, concerns are being raised that over 70% of workers in South Africa do not belong to any trade union.

However, some labour experts have blamed unions for not being more active in recruiting new members in the industries that they organise in.Unions cite many reasons for workers not belonging to unions. Cosatu Secretary in North West Kopano Konopi says, “There is still victimisation in a number of sectors when a worker join a trade union, employer are not hesitant to fire employees who are members of a trade union. The workers are still fearful of a trade union. They think a trade union are against them but as a trade union we are there to help and bring a labour peace in a work place.

 

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Trade unions in South Africa are self-serving only to the executives. It rakes in billions of Rands while casually destroying business as well as working relationships between employers and employees. Despicable organizations, despicable executives.

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Although trade unions are a joke these days, they are on the payroll & are gate keeping for the Capitalists to maximize profits & Enslavement of workers, same as CCMA protecting the 'investors' ...workers need to be vigilant...

Just imagine the chaos if more lazy workers belonged to a union and also how the union leaders would have improved their lavish lifestyles!!!

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