SAFTU dismisses arguments that strike will affect economic recovery
Trade union federation, SAFTU says the argument that Wednesday's workers' strike will hurt an already weak economy is a convenient one.
Concerns have been raised about the potential negative effect the mass action might have on businesses trying to claw their way back from the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown.
Earlier this week, the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry said while it respected workers' right to strike, it was worried the mass action could derail the economic recovery.
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Moses Mautsoe, who is with SAFTU in KZN, says some of those who are now concerned are often silent when the average worker is excluded from the very same economy they are worried about.
"Those people will be very economical with the truth. In this sense, remember that the workers firstly during the COVID-19, they understood and those who are essential services went to work and rendered the service because they were respecting the economy.
"They were respecting the economic issues and the issue of the economy did not start now, it has been happening before COVID-19."
Meanwhile, COSATU's KZN secretary, Edwin Mkhize says the recent high-profile Hawks arrests are a testament to the deep-rooted corruption in the country.
"That move is because of the call that we are making as COSATU. We pronounced ourselves; then they started moving. We are saying that movement must not stop.
"That movement that the Hawks are doing, the law enforcement authorities are doing must go beyond and all the officials that are found involved in the alleged corrupt activities must be put behind bars."
