The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa is a trade union in South Africa that describes itself as "a voluntary organisation for South African nurses and midwifery professionals".[2]
Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa | |
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| Founded | 1996 |
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| Headquarters | Pretoria, Gauteng |
| Location | |
Members | 72,000 |
Key people | Simon Hlungwani (president) Cassim Lekhoati (general secretary)[1] |
| Affiliations | COSATU, ICN (1997) |
| Website | www |
It was established in its current form on 5 December 1996.[3]
It is an affiliate of the Congress of South African Trade Unions and became a full member of the International Council of Nurses on 15 June 1997. The union suspended its participation in the leadership structures of the congress on 10 November 2014 as a result of the federations expulsion of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa on 7 November 2014.[4]
At its 2010 congress, the organisation passed a resolution that the National Executive Committee should proceed with the merger with the South African Democratic Nurses' Union.[3]
It has set up numerous projects with the aim of improving healthcare in South Africa. These mainly consist of workshops to educate nurses on HIV/AIDS and multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis[5]
References edit
- ^ "Leadership". Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa. DENOSA. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "Membership". Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa. DENOSA. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ a b "About". Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa. DENOSA. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "More unions quit Cosatu's exec body". fin24. 24.com. 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "Projects". Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa. DENOSA. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
