John Taolo Gaetsewe was born in the village of Maruping in Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality.
He was active in the African National Union of Laundry and Dry Cleaning Workers He was the last elected General Secretary of the South African Congress of Trade Unions.
He went to London after he was banned where he worked with Archie Sibeko and others.
He relaunched the SACTU journal, Workers` Unity from London.
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