page_title: Solidarity (South African trade union)
section_title: Sol-Tech
hierarchical_section_title: Solidarity (South African trade union) / Additional operations / Sol-Tech
caption_attribution_description: Afrikaans: 'n Paar van Sol-Tech se studente op die trappe voor die kampusgebou in Kloofsig, Centurion.
context_page_description: Solidarity is a South African trade union that negotiates on behalf of its members and attempts to protect workers' rights. Although the union is often involved in issues of political import, it does not align or formally affiliate itself with any political party. Solidarity is a trade union within the Christian tradition of unionism. This differentiates it from the majority of other South African trade unions that have socialist ideologies. Solidarity has a broader focus than workers' rights and includes defending civil rights for its members.
  The union has positioned itself as a vehicle for minorities in South Africa to have their voices heard. Its membership is mainly, but not exclusively, Afrikaners.
context_section_description: In 2006 Solidarity started an Afrikaans technical college in Centurion. This college offers young people training in technical areas like vehicle mechanics, electronics, fitting and turning, and others. The college has since moved to larger premises in Hermanstad in Pretoria West and has been able to enroll more students than before.
caption: Some of Sol-Tech's students at the old campus in Centurion, Gauteng.
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