Maputo — Mozambique's main trade union federation, the OTM, has distanced itself from the wildcat strike waged by about 600 seasonal workers at the Xinavane sugar plantation in Maputo province on Friday and Saturday.
The workers were demanding a wage increase of over 100 per cent - from 1,100 to 2,500 meticais (from 46 to 104 US dollars), as well as protective clothing, overtime for working on Sundays, and the right to a day off in the event of the death of a family member.
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