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GroundUp reports that only one university in the Western Cape has brought all workers onto its payroll, despite all four universities beginning debates on “insourcing” in 2015, one of the rallying cries during the #FeesMustFall protests.
Outsourcing of cleaners, catering staff, security guards, gardeners and others resulted in workers’ remuneration being lower than if they were employed directly by universities and they also did not receive various other benefits. Since the protests to end outsourcing, only the University of Cape Town (UCT) has brought all outsourced workers onto the university staff. Other universities are still discussing insourcing some workers, more than a year since initial discussions on insourcing began. At some universities, outsourced workers have been dismissed for their alleged involvement in student protests. This report goes on to examine the situation at each of the four universities concerned.
- Read this report by Ashleigh Furlong in full at GroundUp
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