Striking Sharks Board workers raise employee safety issues
Aside from pay, striking workers from the KZN Sharks Board say the issue they're mostly concerned about is the safety of employees.
Mxolisi Cekwana - who's with workers union SALIPSWU - has been speaking ahead of today's memorial service for two Richards Bay staff members.
Five sharks board employees were on a boat that capsized off Newark beach last week.
Richard and Mandlakayise Gumede lost their lives - while two other workers were taken to hospital.
The search for the body of Siyabonga Gabela continues. Cekwana says they'll hold a picket before the memorial.
"One of the stewards - the one that's missing - was raising these issues while serving as a safety committee member," he said.
Meanwhile, the board says negotiations are still underway adding they want to resolve the matter as soon as possible.