Chris Dlamini

Christopher Ndodebandla Dlamini (born 10 October 1944 – 19 November 2009) was a South African trade union leader.

In 1973, he joined the new Engineering and Allied Workers' Union, and at the end of the year took part in a short strike which achieved an increased Christmas bonus.

[1][2] In 1974, Dlamini moved to work for Rank Xerox, and sat on the company liaison committee, but found it was far less effective than a trade union.

He supported the merger of FOSATU into the new Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), and was elected as the new federation's vice president.

[1][2] In 1988, Dlamini was an organiser of a major anti-apartheid conference, as a result of which, he was banned and prohibited from leaving his house for ten days.