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TimesLive reports that as the country celebrated Workers’ Day, the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) called for a reset of politics and the economy to create and protect employment.
According to the union's president, Joseph Mathunjwa, Workers’ Day in SA has been overtaken by events such as the Marikana massacre, which became a tipping point in the broader nexus of working-class struggles. He said the massacre reflected current struggles for workers who faced difficult working conditions with less bargaining power as the state and capital continued “to tighten screws on employment and slave wages”. Amcu called for Workers' Day to be moved from 1 May to 16 August to reflect the unique South African working-class context. Amcu also demanded a review of the Labour Relations Act to protect workers by encompassing changes brought about by the pandemic. With more and more workers working from home, the legislative framework needed to change to deal with hours of work, time and attendance, discipline and occupational injuries and diseases among other things, it said. Job security, Mathunjwa stated, was threatened by the fourth Industrial Revolution which sought to champion profiteering at the expense of employment creation.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Phathu Luvhengo at TimesLive
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