ICongress of South African Trade Unions ngamafuphi iCOSATU yinhlangano enkulu yabasebenzi eNingizimu Afrika eyasungulwa ngonyaka we-1985. Lenhlangano imele abasebenzi abayi-1.8 million, ibuye ibe nezinhlano zabasebenzi ezingama-21 ngaphansi kwayo ^[1] . ICOSATU ibuye ibe nobuhlobo neqembu lezombusazwe i ANC kanye neqembu lakhomanisi i South African Commmunist Party (SACP) ^[2] .