NAFAU | |
Location Country: | Namibia |
Affiliation: | National Union of Namibian Workers |
Members: | 15,000 (2020, self-reported) |
Full Name: | Namibia Food and Allied Workers Union |
Founded: | 20 September 1986 |
Headquarters: | NUNW Center, Katutura, Windhoek, Namibia |
Key People: | Mike Karupu, President Jacob Penda, General secretary |
Website: | www.nafau.org.na |
Footnotes: | [1] |
The Namibia Food and Allied Workers Union (NAFAU) is a trade union in Namibia affiliated with the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW). In 2020 it had a self-reported membership of 15,000.[2] NAFAU's organizational strongholds include the fishing industries around Walvis Bay and Lüderitz.[3]
NAFAU was founded on 20 September 1986. Originally led by the late politician, trade unionist and political prisoner John Pandeni, the Union was the first NUNW-affiliated industrial union in Namibia.[4]