By Akani Nkuna
The SA Federation of Trade Unions has pulled out of the National Dialogue, reiterating concerns shared by several prominent foundations that it is not citizen-led.
SAFTU general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said the federation had hoped from the onset that the dialogue would centre on addressing issues of the working class and the downtrodden.
“We openly stated that we had no illusions that this process, as currently structured, would deliver the far-reaching transformation that workers and the poor so desperately need. Nevertheless, we participated in good faith, hoping to contribute to shaping a genuinely democratic and people-centred dialogue,” he said.
“However, the developments of recent weeks confirm our worst fears: the government is steaming ahead with a process that is increasingly resembling a government-controlled imbizo, rather than the citizen-driven, inclusive and transparent process envisioned by the foundations and reaffirmed in Saftu’s own position.”
Several prominent foundations, notably Thabo
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