Vavi must explain - Cosatu

Johannesburg - Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi is expected explain his conduct after he boycotted the trade union federation's central executive committee (CEC) meeting this week.

"The meeting expressed deep concern against the general secretary of the federation who continues to conduct himself in a manner that sought to define himself either above the organisation or to act outside the discipline of collective leadership," deputy general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali told reporters in Johannesburg on Thursday.

He said Vavi had not attended three Congress of SA Trade Unions meetings, including this week's three-day CEC.