According to a report tabled at the Cosatu Central Committee in August, Cosatu affiliates have recruited more than 82 000 new members since the start of the recruitment campaign.By the end of June, Numsa had recruited 13 107 of this. Figures from some Numsa regions since then show that the pace of recruitment has not slowed.
Region
New members –
January to May 2005
June 2005
July 2005
Western Transvaal Ekurhuleni Wits Central West Mpumalanga KZN Eastern Cape Northern Cape Hlanganani Western Cape
745 1256 977 744 798 1426 611 798 2196
292 1703 Not submitted 414 247 Not submitted 218 245 447
567 N/S N/S N/S 658 N/S N/S 267 526
TOTALS
9551
3556