The South African Agricultural Plantation and Allied Workers Union (SAAPAWU) was a

trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ( ...

representing agricultural and plantation workers in South Africa. The union was founded in February 1995, on the initiative of the

Congress of South African Trade Unions The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is a trade union federation in South Africa. It was founded in 1985 and is the largest of the country's three main trade union federations, with 21 affiliated trade unions.One Union expelled, ...

, which wanted one single union to represent all farm workers. Its initial membership was mostly drawn from the

Food and Allied Workers Union The Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU) is a trade union representing workers in the food processing industry in South Africa. The union was formed in 1986, through the amalgamation of the Food and Canning Workers' Union, the Sweet, Food and A ...

(FAWU), the

Paper, Wood and Allied Workers' Union The Paper, Wood and Allied Workers' Union (PWAWU) was a trade union representing workers in various related industries in South Africa. The union was founded on 31 May 1974 in Springs, Transvaal, with the assistance of the Urban Training Project ...

, the

Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers Union The Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers' Union (SACTWU) is the biggest union in the South African clothing, textile, footwear and leather industry, with more than 100 000 members. It negotiates wages for the vast majority of workers i ...

, and the National Farm and Allied Workers Union. The union initially had 35,000 members, but it failed to grow, and in 2004, it merged into FAWU.

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