Congress of South African Trade Unions
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The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is a prominent labor organization in South Africa. It emerged as a significant force in the early 1970s, with a militant Black trade union movement gaining momentum through strikes. COSATU is the most important trade union federation in the country and is characterized by its nonracial, though predominantly Black, membership. It includes major unions such as the National Union of Mineworkers. COSATU maintains a formal political alliance with the African National Congress (ANC).1
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