The Federal Council of Retail and Allied Workers (FEDCRAW) is a

trade union A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages ...

representing workers in the retail sector in

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

. The union was founded on 8 August 1984 as a split from the

Commercial Catering and Allied Workers' Union of South Africa The South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU) is a trade union representing retail, distribution, and hospitality workers in South Africa. History The union was founded in 1975, as the Commercial Catering and Allie ...

, led by officials who were employed at Edgars in

Dobsonville Dobsonville is a Township (South Africa), township in greater Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. It lies to the west of Meadowlands, Gauteng, Meadowlands, a part of Diepmeadow, Gauteng, Diepmeadow, and is adjacent to Mofolo North and Zondi, wh ...

. It soon expanded to cover other shops, and by 1987, it had 4,000 members. It registered with the government in 1993, and affiliated with both the National Council of Trade Unions and the Confederation of South African Workers' Unions.

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