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South Africa: Country Largely Ignores Calls for Mass Stayaway - But Concerns 'Fair and Factual', Admits Govt
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South Africa: Jobs, Crime and Cost of Food, Transport and Electricity Top Marchers' Litany of Woe
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South Africa: 'No Work, No Pay', Govt Warns Protesters
SAnews.gov.za, 24 August 2022
The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) warns that it will apply the 'No work, no pay" principle to public servants taking part in the strike called by the South… Read more »
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South Africa: Public Sector Workers March in Pretoria
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'No Work, No Pay' South African Public Servants Warned on Strikes
Calls by South Africa's two largest trade union federations for workers to shut down the economy on Wednesday August 25, 2022 seemed to go largely unheeded, Daily Maverick reports.Marches in major cities to protest against the cost of living crisis drew a maximum of a few thousand participants in each.
Earlier, the Department of Public Service and Administration had warned that it would apply the 'No work, no pay" principle to public servants taking part in the strike called by the South African Federation of Trade Unions and Congress for South African Trade Unions. The action aimed to bring government's attention to the high cost of living, crime and the high petrol price that is heavily impacting the lives of ordinary South Africans.
The unions also served notice to the National Economic Development and Labour Council (NEDLAC) to embark on a socio-economic protest action in all sectors of the economy, including the public service.
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