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BusinessLive reports that a disgruntled group of local truck drivers, who have been fighting the employment of foreigners in the road freight and logistics sector, is set to embark on a “national shutdown” on 30 April in support of wide-ranging demands including higher wages.
In a note circulated on social media, the little-known “SA truck drivers” group called, among other demands, for the scrapping of labour brokers; a basic salary of R25,000 per month; that there be no cabin cameras; and no employment of foreigners in the industry. Truck drivers earn an estimated R17,000 a month, with wages and other conditions of employment negotiated by parties at the National Bargaining Council for the Road Freight and Logistics Industry. The group said its demands and the strike were supported by the All Truck Drivers Forum and Allied SA (ATDF-ASA), which has been behind a number of protests in the sector. During such actions drivers blocked freeways with their trucks. The disgruntled group said the planned national protest would start on 30 April and would continue until their demands were met. Truckers Association of SA president Mary Phadi indicated that the ATDF-ASA was behind the planned national shutdown. “They confirmed there will be a strike,” she advised. Tension between foreign and SA truck drivers has been brewing since 2019, with the latter accusing the former of “stealing” their jobs. This has led to scores of foreign truck drivers being attacked and their trucks torched on the N3 and N2 highways.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Luyolo Mkentane at BusinessLive
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