Cosatu will embark on a nationwide march against low wages

Cosatu, which represents more than 1.8 million workers, said the protest would highlight issues such as unemployment, crime and the rising cost of living.

A spokesman for Saccawu, a Cosatu subsidiary, Sithembele Tshwete, said the call was particularly relevant in the retail, hospitality and food processing sectors where workers were paid less than the minimum wage.

“The sector is well known for, among other things, increased job insecurity, sick leave, staff cuts, ongoing job losses due to restructuring and the collapse of trade unions.

“Saccawu, together with progressive civil society formations, demands an end to the brazen actions of workers. We also demand that other companies in the retail sector introduce a moratorium on staff cuts. We demand decent work for all workers in the retail, hospitality and trade sectors.”

The strike is expected to take place in a number of locations across the country, including the JSE, SA Reserve Bank offices and Parliament.

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SACCAWU will organize pickets and marches to employers on October 7, 2024: International Decent Work Day

October 4, 2024

SACCAWU will organize marches and pickets to join Cosatu’s call for decent work for all workers in the country.

This call is particularly relevant for the retail, hospitality and food processing sectors.

In these sectors we see various employers who pay workers less than the minimum wage.

The sector is well known for increased job insecurity, casualization, job cuts, ongoing job losses due to restructuring, attacks on trade unions and many other factors.

SACCAWU will organize marches and pickets as follows:

Polokwane

The march will take place from SABC Radio Park to Shoprite on Schoeman Street.

Tshwane

Pickets will take place at Pick n Pay on Madiba Street

Johannesburg

The march will take place from George Lilly Park to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in Sandton

Western Cape

The march will take place from Hanover Street past the CPUT to the provincial legislature and national parliament

Eastern Cape

The march will take place from North End Street to the Department of Employment and Labor

Mpumalanga

The march will take place from Strydomblock to the SONOMA investment in KOMATIPOORT

Bloemfontein

March from Batho Police Station to Bloemfontein’s TFS Wholesaler on OR Tambo Street

Northwest (Klerksdorp)

The picket will be held at Checkers Hype on OR Tambo Road

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