National Union of Namibian Workers

The National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) is the largest national trade union center in Namibia. It was originally established as a general workers union in April 1970 through a resolution of the 1969/70 South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) party congress in Tanzania. In 1978, the NUNW affiliated to the WFTU. The headquarters in exile of the NUNW were set up in Luanda, Angola in 1979. From 1986, various industrial unions were established inside Namibia under the umbrella of the NUNW and in 1989, a consolidation congress took place that merged the exiled and internal wings of the NUNW into a unified federation. In October 2009 the NUNW affiliated to the ITUC, (thus effectively withdrawing from the WFTU). In January 2014, NUNW affirmed its allegiance to SWAPO, citing both a shared experience during colonialism and SWAPO's political positions.
Affiliates.
The NUNW has nine affiliated member unions with the following estimated membership in 2017.