As a 10111 police emergency line operator‚ Audrey Sibeko‚ a breadwinner for a family of seven‚ is well aware that her job means a difference between life and death for the public she serves, but the 30-year-old from Lenasia South‚ along with thousands of her colleagues across the country‚ will not think twice about abandoning her workstation to fight for a living wage. Sibeko joined a march‚ led by the South African Policing Union (Sapu) and supported by the newly formed union federation Saftu‚ to the Minister of Police Fikile Mbalula’s office in Pretoria. This is the last warning about what could happen if the 10111 workers’ demand to be upgraded from salary level five to level seven is not met. "We have been fighting for what is rightfully ours since 2013 and we have been patient enough. It is either we get what we deserve or there will be a shutdown of 10111 call centres nationwide‚" Sibeko said. She has been doing the job for more than nine years‚ working a 12-hour shift at the ...
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