The purpose of an __________________ union is to represent all the workers in a certain industry or sector. COSATU and SAMWU are examples of this type of union which arose out of the need of unskilled and semiskilled workers to have representation, but they later came to encompass all workers in a particular industry.

Question

a.
Primary Unions

b.
Occupational Unions

c.
Industrial/Sectorial Unions

d.
General Unions

Answer 1

The correct answer is: c. Industrial/Sectorial Unions.

Industrial or sectorial unions are designed to represent all workers within a specific industry or sector, and the mentioned unions COSATU (Congress of South African Trade Unions) and SAMWU (South African Municipal Workers' Union) fit this description.