Tshwane workers demand job security

WORKERS affiliated with Cosatu in Tshwane took to the streets to mark the International Day for Decent Work by demonstrating outside the Department of Labour head office against unfair labour practices in both the government and private sectors.

- RAPULA MOATSHE

Gauteng Cosatu deputy chairperson Mogomotsi Seleke joined demonstrations to push for workers' rights and policy changes that benefit the working class.

He emphasised that the day provides an opportunity for workers to unite and demand accountability, particularly regarding decent work and fair labour practices.

Workers also targeted Shoprite and Pick n Pay supermarkets in the innercity, where they delivered a memorandum of demands for better wages and fair working conditions.

Seleke expressed concerns over Shoprite's dismissal practices, citing cases where many workers were let go due to minor infractions, including discrepancies in till transactions.