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ANA reports that the Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) in North West said on Wednesday that there was a growing number of employers who were failing to pay workers’ salaries, both in the private and public sectors.
“The trend started almost two months ago in the security sector where employees were not paid and the employer alleges that the client, who happens to be government, have not paid. We feel that this is not a reasonable excuse for not paying workers their salaries,” the federation said in a statement. It went on to indicate: “Recently, we have learned of Westvaal Hospital and the Tswaing local municipality, who also have not paid workers their salaries. We view this as an exploitation of the workers and the violation of the workers’ rights and therefore we call on all employers to desist from the tendency of not paying workers on time.” Last week, the SA Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu), a Cosatu affiliate, reported that more than 30 municipalities across the country had informed workers that they were unable to pay salaries, leaving staffers to fend for themselves while medical aid, funeral policies and pension fund benefits fell into arrears. In Gauteng, workers at the West Rand municipality picketed outside the council’s offices following non-payment of salaries last month.
- Read the full original of the above report at The Citizen
- Read Cosatu’s press statement at SA Labour News
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