Garment Workers' Union of the Western Province

The Garment Workers' Union of the Western Province (GWU-WP) was a trade union representing workers in the clothing industry in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. The union was founded in 1933 by Harry Evans as the Garment Workers' Union of the Cape Peninsula, and registered with the government two years later. It gradually expanded its remit to cover Cape Town, Simonstown and Wynberg, and therefore became the GWUWP. It represented white and "coloured" workers, but not black workers.

Garment Workers' Union of the Western Province

The Garment Workers' Union of the Western Province (GWU-WP) was a trade union representing workers in the clothing industry in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. The union was founded in 1933 by Harry Evans as the Garment Workers' Union of the Cape Peninsula, and registered with the government two years later. It gradually expanded its remit to cover Cape Town, Simonstown and Wynberg, and therefore became the GWUWP. It represented white and "coloured" workers, but not black workers.