Cosatu’s provincial chairperson, Amos Monyela, said that the e-toll scheme was just another system designed to squeeze cash-strapped workers and residents while corrupt officials continued to line their pockets.
The trade union federation, which represents about 1.8 million workers in South Africa, staged a nationwide stay way on Thursday in an effort to pressure government to do something helpful to address the struggling economy and the country's employment crisis.
“The e-tolls are not benefitting you as workers, they are benefitting government and the elite in this country. We must continue to boycott the e-tolls,” Monyela said. Download the Eyewitness News app to your iOS or Android device.
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