Saftu and other unions to protest new strike laws in march to Parliament
Bus services in Cape Town were disrupted on Thursday ahead of a union march to Parliament to protest against proposed new strike laws.The protest was organised by the South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) and community organisations. It is part of a protected strike and was expected to be joined by various unions. The National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) said it was joining the march to "defend the right to strike" as well as protest the level of the new minimum wage.Numsa spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi said the march would also be a platform for protest about other issues affecting communities. "For example‚ issues such as the water crisis in Cape Town‚ and how it affected the working class and the poor primarily and the elite were virtually untouched. There is also the issue of the VAT increase and the negative impact that’s having on the workers and the poor." Marchers also wanted to express solidarity with Palestine and "condemn apartheid Israel" for what she sa...
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