CITY of Tshwane contract workers picketed outside Tshwane House on Tuesday, 28 March.
They complained about outstanding payments and not being employed permanently after working for the city for three years.
Mathapelo Mogoboya, the spokeswoman for Meter Reading and Credit Control Services, said municipal officials addressed them on Monday, 27 March.
She claimed that they are owed salaries for the past three months.
"We want the city manager to address us as promised on Monday. We want confirmation on when our salaries will be paid and absorbed as permanent workers under the city," she said.
Mogoboya said all the affected workers around Tshwane are part of the picketing.
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Humbulani Netshianane, representing security guards, said they wanted their outstanding payments for the past four months.
"We are struggling to pay rent and support our families. Our members are sleeping onsite because they don't have money to travel back home," he said.
Netshianane said this was not the first time such has happened to them, and their grievances are not addressed urgently.
He said that they need to be insourced.
The affected security guards said some guards were made permanent in 2021.
City of Tshwane spokesman Lindela Mashigo said the contract workers alleging they have not received their salaries are not the city’s employees.
He said they are employed by a service provider contracted to the municipality.
Mashigo said there are no grounds for them to be permanently employed by the city.
"With regards to the meter readers and asset protection employees, these are permanently appointed personnel and have been receiving their salaries like all other City of Tshwane permanently appointed employees," he said.
