The union took a swipe at the ANC government on Monday, claiming the past 29 years were 'wasted years'.
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa says Workers’ Day is celebrated against the backdrop of increasing poverty.The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa says International Workers’ Day is celebrated against a backdrop of increasing poverty, inequality and high unemployment in the country.The union took a swipe at the ANC government on Monday, claiming the past 29 years were"wasted years".
The ANC’s obsession with pleasing “white monopoly capital”, had resulted in the destruction of state-owned enterprises like Eskom and deliberate neglect of Eskom’s coal-fired power stations, Jim said. This had led to persistent load-shedding, which was worsening job losses and choking economic growth.“We pay higher tariffs for electricity because the private sector is playing a greater role, through the independent power producers, in the generation of electricity,” he said.
“We continue to secure above-inflation increases like we did last year for the Auto sector, , Gautrain, , and at Hulamin ,” said Jim.
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