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The South African Congress of Trade Unions will hold a nationwide “permanence strike” on Wednesday in protest against corruption, layoffs and unemployment, gender-based violence and attacks on collective bargaining.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, workers have been asked to stay home, rather than congregate on the streets.
According to the general secretary of the union federation, Bheki Ntshalintshali, some people will join the caravans in cities like Tshwane, Polokwane, Mbombela, Rustenburg, Mthatha, Bloemfontein and more.
However, the number of people who will attend these events will not be a measure of whether the protest is successful, he said. Coastu prefers to measure the success of the strike based on the number of people who are left out of work.
“This is a call to stay at home. We are in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, we do not want to be accused as one of those organizations that took thousands of people to the streets and therefore make a contribution to the spread of virus, “said Ntshalintshali.
“This is a new way to approach a strike and we are fully aware that people are under economic pressure and our members are telling us that we need to send a message about it. The public sector is very angry about their wages.”
Cosatu First Vice President Mike Shingang said government employees are expected to embark on slowdowns and picket at lunchtime starting Monday, as part of the union’s fight against government non-implementation. of salary increases for civil servants.
