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BusinessLive reports that Cosatu wants workers and unions to have a say on whether a business can reopen when the hard Covid-19 lockdown ends on 30 April, following a risk assessment and a signed agreement by stakeholders.
The trade union federation is also calling for more labour inspectors as SA moves to ease some of the stringent lockdown regulations. Cosatu national spokesperson Sizwe Pamla said workplace conditions pertaining to health and safety must be fulfilled and a risk assessment of the workplace conducted before a business could reopen. “This must be negotiated with and agreed to by workers and unions in workplaces. Any sector or workplace must have a signed health and safety agreement,” he indicated. The agreement must include safe transport, the provision of personal protective equipment and sanitisers, social distancing at the workplace, regular testing, and screening at the workplace, “as well as other measures that can reduce the number of people on duty per shift through staff rotations, where possible”. Pamla also said employers needed to put resources in place to allow their employees to work from home. Cosatu made the remarks after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Thursday that beyond 30 April there would be a gradual and phased recovery of economic activity.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Luyolo Mkentane at BusinessLive
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