Strikes cost workers R266m in 2018, says labour department
It was a ‘horrific year’, says one analyst, and the country, including the manufacturing sector, is still feeling the fallout
05 February 2020 - 19:04
SA workers lost R266m in salaries in 2018 in support of their demands for better wages and improved working conditions, an industrial action report released on Wednesday revealed.
The strike monitoring report is compiled by the department of labour and employment. The department’s director for labour market information and statistics unit, Abrahams Mutedi, said the report for 2019 will be released in March...
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