National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa | |
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Founded | 1987 |
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Headquarters | Johannesburg, South Africa |
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Members | >338,000 (2013) |
Key people | Andrew Chirwa, president Irvin Jim, general secretary |
Affiliations | SAFTU |
Website | www.numsa.org.za |
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) is the biggest single trade union in South Africa with more than 338,000 members, and prior to its expulsion on 8 November 2014, the largest affiliate of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), the country's largest trade union federation.[1][2][3]