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EWN reports that the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has declared its support for protesting e-hailing drivers, who are demanding improved vetting systems, an end to alleged exploitation and for the sector be regulated by government.
The drivers’ memorandum of demands was received by Gauteng Department of Transport deputy director general, Motubatse Motubatse, on behalf of MEC Jacob Mamabolo, in Johannesburg on Wednesday afternoon. They claimed they were being exploited and victimised on SA roads because of unfair business practices, which pitted them against other players in the industry, and wanted Mamabolo to act. At the same time, Zikho Tamela of Cosatu affiliate Satawu said that, while the transport union had been aware of the plight of e-hailing drivers, the federation had now thrown its weight behind their mass protest. “Your exploitation in your industry is part of our challenge. Together, we must fight the capitalists, we must fight for our interests as workers. Our future is in our hands comrades,” he commented, adding that Cosatu's leadership would join the drivers on the last day of their protest on Thursday.
- Read the original of the short report in the above regard by Masechaba Sefularo at EWN
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