Staff of the COSATU-affiliated Southern African Clothing & Textile Workers’ Union (SACTWU) will contribute up to one third of their April 2020 salary to South Africa’s COVID-19 Solidarity Fund.

This decision follows after intensive consultation with SACTWU staff, over the last 2 days. The outcome of that consultation process was consolidated in the union’s  daily National Extended Secretariat meeting, held early this morning.

The contributions will be secured from SACTWU staff on a voluntary basis.

We do so out of our own free will, and do not regard this as a competition with other organisations.  We hope that our small contribution will be helpful to working class communities.

We are of the view that we have a patriotic duty to help combat the spread of the CORONA virus.

 

Issued by SACTWU