Samwu demands that contract workers be permanently employed
AS union federation Cosatu marches in support of workers on Friday‚ the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) is demanding that contract workers be employed by cities across the country."Samwu will be demanding the end of casualisation of work, particularly in local government. Casualisation and privatising municipal services has resulted in exploitation of workers through the use of tenders and the Extended Public Works Programme (EPWP) ‚" Samwu said earlier this week."Samwu is of the view that EPWP workers are rendering municipal services and as such they should be employed directly and permanently by municipalities with all the benefits that municipal workers are currently enjoying."EPWP workers are known for their orange overalls and doing basic work such as cleaning the streets in cities and towns across the country.The South African Local Government Association (Salga) said it "does not have an adopted policy position on the EPWP workers being permanently employed in ...
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