The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) is set to demonstrate its might on Wednesday when it embarks on its first national protest against new labour laws and the introduction of the national minimum wage. The year-old federation, which has an unaudited membership of more than 750,000, is unhappy with changes to the Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Act, among others. The federation said it would bring the country to a standstill, as the employed and unemployed would be joining the mass action. Saftu has described the amendments to the Labour Relations Act, the Basic Conditions of Employment Act and the approved R20-per-hour minimum wage rate as "the biggest attack" on workers since the end of apartheid. On Tuesday, the parliamentary portfolio committee on labour approved amendments to the labour bills that will ensure that sectoral wage determinations for vulnerable sectors are retained. One of the new amendments will ensure that the limited definition of a work...
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