SOUTH Africa’s biggest labor federation is embarking on a nationwide strike on Wednesday, which will include Eskom’s employees.
The federation expects more than 100 000 people to partake in the nationwide strike .
Cosatu says the strike is about demands to the government that over 9.3 million people in South Africa need jobs and the economy is not at a position to do so.
According to POPCRU, the strike is a section 77 strike; therefore it’s a protected strike.
Cosatu’s main marches are typically Johannesburg, the masses are expected to gather at Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown.
Other marchers are expected to gather at the Gauteng legislature and Chamber of Mines in the CBD to hand over memoranda of demands.
#povertywages, #jobinsecurity #unemployment are burning issues are faced with in all sectors; Join #COSATUNationalStrike to voice your concerns about capitalists #Back2Basics @eNCA pic.twitter.com/8btcc2OU9u
— @COSATU Today (@_cosatu) February 13, 2019
#sabcnews fs. Cosatu affiliates in Welkom continue to gather at Unitas secondary school in preparation of the one-day called by Cosatu to protest the on going job losses. pic.twitter.com/JhDbpckXTU
— @Sir Ishmael (@Ishmael32337693) February 13, 2019
COSATU has been watching as we increasingly r consumers of imports of all kinds. Our industries :
— RAMMOLAI PHAKA (@RAMMOLAI1) February 13, 2019
Poultry
Textile
agriproducts
Dairy etc. disappeared at the expense of many jobs. COSATU did nothing.
#CosatuNationalStrike Heavy police deployment @_cosatu’s march in King Dinuzulu Park in Durban. The federation is marching against job losses.#eNCApic.twitter.com/4ZORkf8ftM
— Siphamandla Goge (@SiphamandlaGoge) February 13, 2019
This is a section 77 strike, therefore its a protected strike. So members are allowed to attend.
— POPCRU (@POPCRU1989) February 13, 2019
It’s all system go in all 11 marches in 8 provinces for #COSATUNationalStrike; #Unemployment is too high in South Africa says #COSATU Gauteng @ilo@deptoflabour@ILOAfrica#decentwork@eNCApic.twitter.com/HQCRFvyTkC
— @COSATU Today (@_cosatu) February 13, 2019
#COSATUNationalStrike @_cosatu President Zingiswa Losi has arrived at King Dinuzulu Park in Durban to lead the federation’s march against job losses. #eNCA pic.twitter.com/quMNtQzatw
— Siphamandla Goge (@SiphamandlaGoge) February 13, 2019