About Us

The National Bargaining Council for the Chemical Industry (NBCCI) is based in Johannesburg, South Africa and serves the Chemical industry nationally. The NBCCI draws its authority from various labour legislations of South Africa viz. Labour Relations Act of 1995, Basic Conditions of Employment Act and its Constitution. The primary aim of the NBCCI is to enhance labour peace within the Chemical Industry through dispute prevention and dispute resolution processes.

The Council consist of five sectors that comprised of the following associations and Organised Labour

– 1. Industrial Chemicals

• Surface Coatings Industry Employers’ Association
• Explosives Industry Employers’ Association
• National Speciality Chemicals Employers’ Association
• Fertiliser Industry Employers’ Association
• National Base Chemical Employers’ Association

– 2. National Fast Moving Consumer Goods Employers’ Association
– 3. Glass Industry Employers’ Association
– 4. Labour Affairs Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry
– 5. National Petroleum Employers’ Association

– Chemical Energy Paper Printing Wood Allied Workers Union (CEPPWAWU)
– General Industry Workers Union of South Africa (GIWUSA)
– National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA)
– Solidarity
– South African Chemical Workers Union (SACWU)