"Siphiwe Mgcina (by way of Scott Marshall )" a écrit : > COSATU STAY-AWAY CALL A MASSIVE SUCCESS > > Workers today in their hundreds of thousands > have given the lie to those cynics who > doubted that South Africa faces a jobs crisis > of unprecedented proportions. > > Estimates suggest that close to 4 million > workers have responded to COSATU’s call for > a general strike. This is more than double > COSATU’s own membership of 1,8 million (the federation represents some > 37,6% of South Africa’s formal non-agricultural work force. > > Reacting to today’s overwhelming support for > the federation’s demands, General Secretary > Zwelinzima Vavi said, “The response given by > the workers of South Africa to our call proves > once more that the number one problem our > country is facing is that of unemployment." > > "The success to today’s action comes despite > massive propaganda claiming our strike to be > irresponsible or mischievous, and despite > much intimidation on our members to stay > away. > > "We call again on business and > government to address all the demands that > we have tabled.” > > COSATU President Willie Madisha added, > “Today’s strike does not mark the end of the > campaign. Our struggle for full-time, quality > jobs goes on. > > "We will continue to press - in > negotiating forums, through NEDLAC, on the > streets again if necessary - for our demands > to be addressed.” > > COSATU has tabled the following demands as > part of its Jobs Crisis Campaign to address > the crisis of unemployment in SA: > > * Amend the Labour Relations Act to > make retrenchments a mandatory issue > for negotiations with the union. > > * Change the Insolvency Act to protect > workers in cases of company > liquidations. > > * Renegotiate the National Framework > Agreement to halt unilateral > restructuring of government or state- > owned enterprises. > > * Put an end to the current accelerated > tariff reduction programme to bring > South Africa in line with our WTO > commitments. > > Lastly, COSATU reiterate its call for a > thoroughgoing discussion amongst key > stakeholders in the economy in order to find > long-term solutions to the structural problems > that continue to bedevil our economy. The > key issues to be discussed in such a CODESA- > style forum should be the ending of the > current investment strike by business, and > the review of all economic policies in the light > of the unemployment catastrophe. > > COSATU calls on business leaders in particular to > respond to SACOB’s call for proper > engagement with the issues and demand we > have raised. > > COSATU will be convening a Central Executive > Committee meeting on 16 May to review our > programme in the light of today’s > overwhelming support. > > The following gives a provisional regional > breakdown of the percentage of people who > have supported the call. Some marches are > still in progress, so final figure may well be > considerably higher. > > * KwaZulu-Natal- 50% of all workers > stayed away from work. > > * WesternCape - the march was attended > by 50 000 people, with 75% of the work > force supporting the stay-away. > > * Mpumalanga- two marches: Nelspruit > has registered 50% stay-away and > Middleburg has registered 30% stay-away. > > * Wits- support for the stay-away call > registered 90% of the work force, with at > least 150 000 people turning up for the > march. > > * NorthernProvince - the stay-away call > registered 50% support, with the march in > Pretoria attended by 50 000 people. > > * WesternTransvaal - 31 000 people > turned up for the marches, with some > 50% responding to the stay-away call > > * EasternCape - 30 000 marched, but > 70% of the work force supported the > general strike. > > * N Cape - the stay-away call registered > 50% support, with the marches attended > by 30 000. > > Issued by COSATU. > > For further information contact COSATU spokesperson Siphiwe > Mgcina on 082-821-7456. > > Visit the COSATU web site at http://www.cosatu.org.za/campaigns/jobloss.htm > for more information. > > Siphiwe Mgcina > COSATU Spokesperson > Tel: 27 11 339-4911 > Fax: 27 11 339-7788 > e-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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