Trade Union Congress of Namibia explained

TUCNA
Location Country:Namibia
Members:61,900 (estimated)
Full Name:Trade Union Congress of Namibia
Founded:2002
Headquarters:Windhoek, Namibia
Key People:Paulus Hango, president
Kavihuha Mahongora, secretary general
Website:tucna.org.na

The Trade Union Congress of Namibia (TUCNA) is one of three national trade union centres in Namibia. TUCNA was formed as a merger between the Namibia Federation of Trade Unions (NAFTU) and the Namibia People’s Social Movement (NPSM) in May 2002.[1] The TUCNA was created by unions which rejected linkages with Namibia's ruling party, the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO).[2]

Affiliates

The TUCNA has 13 affiliated member unions with the following estimated membership in 2017:[3]

Union Established Membership
Namibia Wholesale and Retail Workers Union (NWRWU) 15,000
Public Service Union of Namibia (PSUN) 1981 23,000
Namibia Building Workers Union (NABWU) 4,000
Namibia Bank Workers Union (NBWU) 500
Bank Workers Union of Namibia (BAWON) 500
Teachers Union of Namibia (TUN) 7,000
Namibia Retail and Allied Workers Union (NRAWU) not known
Namibia Seaman and Allied Workers Union (NASAWU) 7,500
Namibia Security Guard and Watchmen Union (NASGAWU) 400
Namibia Nurses Union (NANU) 3,500
Namibia Fuel and Allied Workers Union (NAFAWU) not known
Namibia Football Players Union (NFPU) not known
Namibia Fishing Industries and Fishermen Workers Union 500
Total 61,900

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TUCNA's Background. 18 October 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120111105540/http://www.tucna.org.na/. 11 January 2012.
  2. Web site: Jauch. Herbert. Between revolutionary rhetoric and class compromise: Reflections on the Namibian labour movement. Theoretical Approaches to Labour Geographies Conference, University of Oslo, 14–15 May 2008. 18 October 2011.
  3. Web site: Jauch . Herbert . Namibia's trade union movement: an overview . FES . 29 June 2018 . 24.