Employers and unions in the struggling construction industry are set to hold mediation talks after a deadlock  in wage negotiations. This follows unions’ demands for a three-year 15% wage hike across the board.

The Building Construction & Allied Workers Union (BCAWU) and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) have both declared a dispute at the Bargaining Council for the Civil Engineering Industry (BCCEI) after two rounds of negotiations...

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