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Draft Adopted Resolutions of the 9th COSATU National Congress

 * (For advance study purposes only. Wait for the printed edition, or refer to the official [|COSATU web site]for the authoritative version)**

Organisational Resolutions, 1 of 5
=2.1 Constitutional amendments:=


 * Resolve:**

1. Replace all references to "Region" with "Province" wherever it appears in the Constitution, and any reference to "Regional Office Bearers" in the Constitution must be replaced with "Provincial Office Bearers".

2. Term of office for Local Office Bearers: The term of office for local office bearers to be aligned to that of the provincial and national office bearers i.e. 3 years.

3. Removal of local office bearers – new para 8.5 in the Constitution: Introduce a clause that deals with the removal of the Local Office Bearers from office as paragraph 8.5 of the Constitution as follows:

> “A local office bearer shall vacate his/her position if he/she: > “No longer pays union subscriptions to his/her affiliate subject to provisions of affiliate’s Constitution. > “Has not attended three consecutive meetings of the Local Shopstewards Council or Local Executive Committee without sending a reasonable written excuse. > “He is no longer employed and or resigned from is workplace in his workplace and no longer a member of the union. Ceases to be a member of the union.

8.6 “In the event that there is a suspension he/or she shall temporary vacate his/her position until the matter has been finalised or alternatively In the event where a local office bearer has been suspended by his/her union such office bearer shall temporarily vacate his her position until his/her suspension process have been finalised.

7. Duties of the Central Committee (CC): The CC duties to be clearly defined and to deal with the assessment and the implementation of resolutions, not only to draft resolutions on urgent matters at the time of the CC.

8. To amend the Constitution so that only worker representatives or office bearers of affiliates in good standing are eligible for election to the positions of President, Deputy President, Second Deputy President, and Treasurer.

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