Trade Union Congress of Namibia
The Trade Union Congress of Namibia is one of three national trade union centres in Namibia. The TUCNA was formed as a merger between the Namibia Federation of Trade Unions and the Namibia People’s Social Movement in May 2002. The TUCNA was created by unions which rejected linkages with Namibia's ruling party, the South West Africa People's Organization.
Affiliates
The TUCNA has 13 affiliated member unions with the following estimated membership in 2017.Union | Membership |
Namibia Wholesale and Retail Workers Union | 15,000 |
Public Service Union of Namibia | 23,000 |
Namibia Building Workers Union | 4,000 |
Namibia Bank Workers Union | 500 |
Bank Workers Union of Namibia | 500 |
Teachers Union of Namibia | 7,000 |
Namibia Retail and Allied Workers Union | not known |
Namibia Seaman and Allied Workers Union | 7,500 |
Namibia Security Guard and Watchmen Union | 400 |
Namibia Nurses Union | 3,500 |
Namibia Fuel and Allied Workers Union | not known |
Namibia Football Players Union | not known |
Namibia Fishing Industries and Fishermen Workers Union | 500 |
Total | 61,900 |