The Durban Indian Municipal Employees' Society (DIMES) was a trade union representing municipal workers of Indian origin, in Durban, South Africa. DIMES was preceded by the Durban Municipal Indian Employees Union (DMIEU), which came into being in 1917, but faded in the mid 1920's. Many municipal workers were housed at Magazine Barracks and DMIEU was reconstituted as DIMES, in 1934 or 1936. By 1943, DIMES had 2,450 members, and was affiliated to the South African Trades and Labour Council.