OPINIONISTA: Comrade President Matamela, please don’t forget where you come from By Luphert Chilwane
In your own words as a former general secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers , you mentioned that you established the NUM back in 1982 so that it could be the shield and spear for mine, construction and energy workers.
It cannot be you, now, Comrade President, that turns your back on the very same workers you dedicated your life to fighting for. I should take this opportunity to convey this message that the NUM still continues to fight for a living wage for workers and that workers are provided with decent accommodation.
Your recent public announcement on the unbundling of Eskom into three entities, where the NUM is organising with more than 15,000 members, has brought more questions to workers than answers. Workers in all economic sectors are confronted with job losses. Comrade President, workers are demanding a moratorium on retrenchments in both the private sector and the public sector. This is a promise the jobs summit in October 2018 was unable to make due to difficult economic conditions and firms needing to restructure.
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