List of trade unions in Namibia

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The list of trade unions in Namibia includes all active trade unions in Namibia . The individual unions belong to three major trade union federations . Together they represent more than 150,000 members.

NANLO

The trade union federation Namibia National Labor Organization (NANLO) ( German  Namibia National Labor Organization ) was the last association founded in 2014. It represents 5,000 to 10,000 employees, according to its own information according to 21,000 (as of 2016).

Surname abbreviation target group Members founding annotation
Metal, Mining, Maritime and Construction Union MMMC Metal, mining, fishing, and construction
Namibia Parastatals and Civil Service Workers Union NPCWU Public service
Solidarity Union SU Retail, commercial, tourism, hotel business

NOW

The National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) (German National Union of Namibian Workers ) unites the following nine individual unions and represents almost 85,000 members:

Surname abbreviation target group Members founding annotation
Metal and Allied Namibian Workers Union MANWU metal 8000 1987
Mine Workers Union of Namibia MUN Mining 8000 1986
Namibia Financial Institutions Union NAFINU Finance 4500 2000
Namibia Food and Allied Workers Union NAFAU Food 12,000 1986
Namibia Music Industry Union NAMIU music 400 2002
Namibia National Teachers Union NANTU Teacher 16,000 1989
Namibia Public Workers Union NPWU Public service 25,000 1987
Namibia Transport and Allied Workers Union NATAU transport 4000 1988
Namibia Farmworkers' Union NAFWU Farm workers 7000 1994

TUCNA

The trade union federation Trade Union Congress of Namibia (TUCNA) (German trade union congress of Namibia ) emerged in 2002 from the Namibia Federation of Trade Unions (NAFTU) and Namibia People's Social Movement (NPSM) . It unites the following 13 individual trade unions (as of 2017) and represents almost 62,000 members:

Surname abbreviation target group Members founding annotation
Bank Workers Union of Namibia BAWON Banks 500 1998
Namibia Bank Workers Union NBWU Banks 500
Namibia Building Workers Union NABWU construction industry 4000
Namibia Fishing Industries and Fishermen Workers Union fishing 500
Namibia Football Players Union NFPU Soccer
Namibia Fuel and Allied Workers Union NAFAWU petroleum 2004
Namibia Nurses Union NANU Nursing 3500
Namibia Retail and Allied Workers' Union NRAWU retail trade
Namibia Seamen & Allied Workers Union NASAWU shipping 7500 1996
Namibia Security Guard & Watchmen's Union NASGAWU safety 400 1995
Namibia Wholesale and Retail Workers Union NWRWU & NABWU Wholesale and retail 15,000 1993
Public Service Union of Namibia PSUN Public service 23,000 1981 Government Service Staff Association until 1993
Teachers Union of Namibia TO DO Teacher 7000 1990

Outside the union confederations

  • Namibian National Farmers Union (NNFU)

Unknown affiliation

  • Local Authority Union of Namibia (LAUN)
  • Namibia Cabin Crew Union (NCCU)
  • Namibia Domestic and Allied Workers Union (NDAWU)
  • Namibia Local Authority Workers Union (NALAWU), since 2013
  • Tourism and Allied Workers Union of Namibia (TAWUN)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Namibia's trade union movement: an overview History, Challenges and Achievements. Friedrich Ebert Foundation, January 31, 2018, pp. 24–25.
  2. ↑ Nanlo membership up by 13 000. New Era, January 27, 2016th
  3. ↑ Namibia's trade union movement: an overview History, Challenges and Achievements. Friedrich Ebert Foundation, January 31, 2018, p. 23.
  4. ↑ Namibia's trade union movement: an overview History, Challenges and Achievements. Friedrich Ebert Foundation, January 31, 2018, p. 24.