MBABANE:Penuel Malinga, the Secretary General of the People’s United Democratic Movement (PUDEMO) has, on behalf of the political organization, released a statement, congratulating Mpho Phakedi, the General Secretary of the National Union of Mine Workers(NUM) who has been elected as the new General Secretary of the Trade Union International of Energy, Metal, Chemical, Oil and Allied Industries (TUI-Chemical and Energy), a key affiliate of the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU).
“We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Comrade Phakedi, the leadership and members of NUM, and the broader South African labour movement under COSATU for producing yet another leader of international stature. This election is a testament to the principled, class-conscious, and revolutionary tradition of the South African trade union movement.Alongside Comrade Jose Divanilton Pereira da Silva, President of CTB-Brazil, we are confident that the WFTU and its affiliates are in capable, militant hands.Your unwavering commitment to the working class and the ideals of socialism has rightly earned you the confidence of workers across the globe”, reads the statement in part.
PUDEMO congratulates new TUICE Secretary General Mpho Phakedi, expresses confidence in his revolutionary leadership(pic: Mining Indaba).