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SowetanLive reports that hours after being elected, the new ANC top seven scheduled a meeting with the leadership of Cosatu to discuss the plight of workers, including the stalemate over public sector wages.
This was confirmed by the labour federation’s Solly Phetoe on the sidelines of ANC national conference at Nasrec. Cosatu welcomed the re-election of Cyril Ramaphosa as president of the ANC and the new top seven, including deputy president Paul Mashatile and secretary-general Fikile Mbalula. Phetoe said the new leaders of the ANC had agreed to a meeting with the federation to discuss issues faced by workers in the public service. Phetoe said he had spoken to Mbalula and Ramaphosa, who agreed that the meeting was urgent. “The issues on the agenda are the economic challenges we face, broader issues faced by workers, the unemployment rate and other worker issues raised to the previous ANC leadership, including the impasse in the public service regarding wages,” Phetoe indicated. Strike certificates were issued to four unions by the public sector bargaining council last month following a breakdown in public sector wage talks.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Sisanda Mbolekwa at SowetanLive
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