JOHANNESBURG - South Africas trade union federations have called for tighter industrial policy across Africa as the labour sector doubles down on efforts to get a better piece of the trade pie.
The Congress of South African Trade Unions COSATU, the Federation of Unions of South Africa FEDUSA, the National Council of Trade Unions NACTU and the South African Federation of Trade Unions SAFTU made the calls on the sidelines of the latest L20 meeting in the Western Cape as the country continues to host a series of G20 meetings.
The four union federations used the gathering in George to deliberate on the African Continental Free Trade Area and its implications for workers across the continent.
As part of strengthening trade between African economies, the unions said informal cross-border traders should not be marginalised.