Trade Union Congress of Namibia

TUCNA

Trade Union Congress of Namibia
Founded	2002
Headquarters	Windhoek, Namibia
Location	Namibia
Members	61,900 (estimated)
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

• Namibia National Labour Organisation (NANLO)
• National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW)

References

1. "TUCNA's Background". Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
2. Jauch, Herbert. "Between revolutionary rhetoric and class compromise: Reflections on the Namibian labour movement" (PDF). Theoretical Approaches to Labour Geographies Conference, University of Oslo, 14–15 May 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
3. Jauch, Herbert. "Namibia's trade union movement: an overview" (PDF). FES. p. 24. Retrieved 29 June 2018.