eThekwini municipality cleaners have taken to the streets to protest against alleged unfair labour practices.
Workers affiliated with the Municipal and Allied Trade Union of South Africa claimed their duties are outsourced to contractors while there are employees who have the capacity to do the work.They will march from King Dinizulu Park to the Durban City Hall accompanied by police in a protected strike.
Mlungisi Nkwanyana, Matusa’s eThekwini secretary-general, said the march was a follow-up to a recent march when mayorpermanently employing contracted expanded public works programme workers;granting organisational rights to the union.Nkwanyana said the municipality does not recognise the union, despite it meeting the threshold of having at least 15% of all municipal workers as members.
“He must apologise or step down for his comments about us being lazy. How are we lazy when we want work but work is outsourced to sub-contractors? You go to parks and recreation and there are no tools to work, yet contractors are working every day,” he said.TimesLIVE
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