South African Agricultural Plantation and Allied Workers Union | |
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Merged into | Food and Allied Workers Union |
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Founded | February 1995 |
Dissolved | 2004 |
Headquarters | Braamfontein, South Africa |
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Members | 22,000 |
Affiliations | COSATU |
TheSouth African Agricultural Plantation and Allied Workers Union (SAAPAWU) was atrade union representing agricultural and plantation workers in South Africa.
The union was founded in February 1995, on the initiative of theCongress of South African Trade Unions, which wanted one single union to represent all farm workers. Its initial membership was mostly drawn from theFood and Allied Workers Union (FAWU), thePaper, Wood and Allied Workers' Union, theSouthern African Clothing and Textile Workers Union, and the National Farm and Allied Workers Union.[1]
The union initially had 35,000 members, but it failed to grow, and in 2004, it merged into FAWU.[2]
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