The Congress of South African Trade Unions in Mpumalanga is ready for a massive May Day event. The event will take form a march, workers will converge in Mpumalanga stadium and proceed with a march to Department of Land Affairs. COSATU will utilise the event to raise the plight socio – economic issues of the most vulnerable sectors of our society which are farm dwellers and farm workers.
- The issues to be raised are the following:-
- The non-compliance of extensions of security and tenure rights.
The violation of human rights meted against farm dwellers and workers by their bosses which include the following:-
- High levels of illegal evictions
- Denial of burial rights and visitation for farm dwellers
- Denial of grazing and workers’ rights for farm dwellers
- Denial of grazing and workers’ rights for farm dweller’s livestock
- The gross violation of labour legislation by farmers
The event is scheduled as follows:-
To address the event are the following:-
COSATU Deputy General Secretary
Cde Solly Phetoe
ANC NEC Member & Minister of COGTA
Cde Zweli Mkhize
SACP 1st Deputy General Secretary
Cde Solly Mapaila
SANCO NEC member
Media is invited to cover the event
Issued by
COSATU Mpumalanga
Provincial Secretary
Thabo Mokoena
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