The Bargaining Council for the Furniture Manufacturing Industry has been in existence for more than 50 years. The primary function of the Council is to promote and facilitate collective bargaining at sectoral level, and to give effect to Section 23 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa as contained in Chapter 2 of the Bill of Rights.The objects of the Society shall be to raise and maintain funds by contributions and donations for the purpose of providing, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the regulations, members and subject to clause 5 of this Chapter, their dependents with medical, surgical, dental and ophthalmic attendance and treatment, medicines, dressings, comforts, hospital or nursing home treatment when free beds in a hospital.<br/><br/>