South African Trade Union Reacts to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

In this episode, we speak with Matthew Parks from the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) to discuss the Southern African Labor perspective regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as well as the digressing stances that Southern African Countries have taken at the United Nations.

GUEST: Matthew Parks is the Deputy Parliamentary Coordinator at COSATU, a congress of over 20 unions across South Africa, representing more than 2 Million workers across the nation. COSATU is dedicated towards a “unified democratic South Africa, free of oppression and economic exploitation.” (COSATU)