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The Citizen reports that Gauteng funeral parlours say they are feeling the effects of a backlog in post-mortems due to industrial action.
This is despite the SA Liberated Public Sector Workers Union (Salipswu) denying that its members have gone on strike, and the Gauteng Department of Health saying they have nearly reached the end of the negotiation process with the union. The go-slow at Gauteng mortuaries started on 7 March due to alleged unfulfilled promises from the department. It has seen pathology workers abandoning their responsibilities of dissecting and eviscerating bodies even though they are reporting for work. Victor Chukudu of Salipswu said the government had promised to implement a training programme which would allow all workers dealing with forensic pathology to earn a formal SAQA accredited qualification, which would qualify them for the “special damage allowance”. The matter is apparently before the labour courts and proceedings will resume on Thursday. Gauteng’s acting chief executive of forensic medical services, Dr Medupe Modisane, said regulations for the training programme would be finalised soon.
- Read this report by Chisom Jenniffer Okoye in full at The Citizen
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