Transpharm workers strike for increase of over 100%
The Shoprite unit supplies over 30,000 pharmacy, dental, surgical and veterinary products to clinics, hospitals, GPs and Medirite Pharmacy outlets
12 September 2019 - 17:27
Transpharm, a subsidiary of JSE-listed grocer Shoprite, is losing R11m a day due to crippling industrial action by disgruntled workers who are demanding salary increases of over 100%.
About 400 members of the General Industries and Workers Union of SA (Giwusa), an affiliate of the SA Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu), downed tools and embarked on a strike at Transpharm's distribution centre in Pretoria in support of their demands for a R12,500 minimum wage. SA's inflation rate is 4.5% although it's expected to moderate to 4%...
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