Fofatusa, noun

/fəʊfəˈtuːzə//fɔfəˈtuːzə//fəʊfəˈtuːsə/
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Also FOFATUSA.
historical
Acronym formed on Federation of Free African Trade Unions (1959–1966), a coordinating body established to protect the interests of smaller African trade unions excluded from affiliation to Tucsa. Also attributive.
1969 A. Hepple S. Afr.: Workers under Apartheid 68A few small African trade unions which maintained some liaison with Tucsa unions, joined together to form the Federation of Free African Trade Unions (Fofatusa).
1969 A. Hepple S. Afr.: Workers under Apartheid 73Although claiming to be non-political, Fofatusa had strong ties with the Pan Africanist Congress...Fofatusa was at no stage of its existence particularly active.
1973 Black Review 1972 105More trade unions and coordinating bodies came and went, most important among them being the South African Congress of Trade Unions..and the Federation of Free African Trade Unions (FOFATUSA) which has also gone out of existence.
1975 E. Feit Workers without Weapons 141On October 3, 1959..FOFATUSA was formally established...The President of FOFATUSA, Mr. Nyaose, and other FOFATUSA officials, were members of the Pan Africanist Congress which had split off from the ANC and was now its rival.
1979 R.M. Imrie Wealth of People 29The Federation of Free African Trade Unions (Fofatusa)..[catered] especially for those Black unions which were excluded from affiliation to Tucsa but which preferred to work closely with it rather than affiliate to the more politically orientated Left-wing South African Congress of Trade Unions.
Acronym formed on Federation of Free African Trade Unions (1959–1966), a coordinating body established to protect the interests of smaller African trade unions excluded from affiliation to Tucsa. Also attributive.
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