NUMSA downs tools over job losses at Bidvest
Updated | By Gcinokuhle Malinga
Workers’ union NUMSA says it is embarking on an
indefinite strike at Bidvest SA's Container Depot in Durban over the
retrenchment of 106 workers.

The employees started their strike early this month after management and the union could not reach a deal during a Section 189 consultation.
The company stated that a significant decline in business activity is one of the reasons behind the restructuring.
Bidvest SACD employs 294 people nationally.
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They focus on loading and offloading containers, packing and unpacking goods, and other tasks.
"NUMSA engaged with the management, and at the end of the consultation process, we were unable to find one another. We were not persuaded that retrenchment should go ahead because it became clear that Bidvest wanted to outsource the work of the SACD," said NUMSA spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola.
"NUMSA is opposed to outsourcing because that will result in workers losing out on benefits and conditions which they obtained as permanent employees. It also means a reduction in wages, and so we rejected this as a proposal. Bidvest would not consider other alternatives, only retrenchments."
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