Mozambique: Shoprite Workers On Strike

Maputo — Workers at the Mozambican branches of the South African supermarket chain Shoprite went on strike on Wednesday for an indefinite period, in pursuit of demands for a wage rise of between 15 and 18 per cent.

The secretary of the Shoprite trade union committee and spokesperson for the strikers, Rafael Nunes, told reporters that the wage question has been pending for over a year. The last time the company increased wages, by about 20 per cent, was in October 2011. Nunes said there was a promise of a further rise in December of that year, which never happened.

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