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The right to strike is protected under South African labor law. Although labor militancy has declined since 1994, the number of work days lost to strikes has risen to 2.2 million as of September 2005. As of 2003, total trade union membership was approximately 3.3 million persons, or roughly 42 percent of the economically active population employed in the formal sector. Most union members belong to affiliates of the three major union federations: the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), the Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) or the National Council of Trade Unions (NACTU). Although COSATU, the largest of the federations, is allied with the African National Congress (ANC) and the South African Communist Party (SACP), it often opposes the government on issues of economic and health policy. COSATU is opposed to efforts to privatize government services and state-owned corporations.
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Hemopure was approved in South Africa for the treatment of adult surgical patients who are acutely anemic and for the purpose of eliminating, delaying or reducing the need for allogenic (donated) red blood cells. Up to seven units of Hemopure may be used over the course of one to six days. Results from Biopure's advanced, red blood cell controlled trials in cardiac, vascular and general surgery showed that a statistically significant percentage of patients receiving Hemopure avoided red blood cell transfusion and exhibited improved hemodynamic stability.
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Because SARB statistics only provide an annual total for all the countries' flows combined, observers ... often consult more updated information obtained from the South Africa-based firm "Business Map" (BM). The latter offers fee-based services for a wide range of investor-related data and analysis (website: www.businessmap.co.za).
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