Outsourced workers plan total shutdown in Pretoria on Monday
by Lizeka Tandwa,
2016-01-17 15:30:33.0
OUTSOURCED workers are planning to shutdown all Pretoria universities and colleges as well as Tshwane municipality on Monday to protest against outsourcing.
"We are planning to intensify our actions — aiming for total shutdown of all universities, colleges and the municipality," #OutSourcingMustFall spokesman Mametlwe Sebei said.
Mr Sebei said they would target the University of Pretoria (UP), the Tshwane University of Technology, the Tshwane North College, the Tshwane South College and Medunsa this week.
"We want to achieve a total shutdown of all services which are using outsourced workers. We have done this at University of Pretoria and Unisa and we plan on achieving this at all [the] others this week," he said.
Last week, outsourced workers disrupted registration at Unisa and UP. The workers clashed with police at Unisa on Monday and a stun grenade was reportedly fired to disperse the crowd.
"It is sheer hypocrisy for government to pass legislation effectively outlawing the exploitative practices of labour brokering, but then continue these same practices under the guise of contracting. Universities and colleges are following government's example," Mr Sebei said.
"Workers are determined to struggle until their demands are met. All they are demanding is fair pay and job security for the long hours and difficult work they do."
Mr Sebei urged all academics to support their cause.
He said they will be meeting with students at the universities and colleges in question to discuss unifying their protest with #FeesMustFall movement.
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Students block registration at Wits' Braamfontein Campus in Johannesburg on January 11. Picture: FREDDY MAVUNDA
OUTSOURCED workers are planning to shutdown all Pretoria universities and colleges as well as Tshwane municipality on Monday to protest against outsourcing.
"We are planning to intensify our actions — aiming for total shutdown of all universities, colleges and the municipality," #OutSourcingMustFall spokesman Mametlwe Sebei said.
Mr Sebei said they would target the University of Pretoria (UP), the Tshwane University of Technology, the Tshwane North College, the Tshwane South College and Medunsa this week.
"We want to achieve a total shutdown of all services which are using outsourced workers. We have done this at University of Pretoria and Unisa and we plan on achieving this at all [the] others this week," he said.
Last week, outsourced workers disrupted registration at Unisa and UP. The workers clashed with police at Unisa on Monday and a stun grenade was reportedly fired to disperse the crowd.
"It is sheer hypocrisy for government to pass legislation effectively outlawing the exploitative practices of labour brokering, but then continue these same practices under the guise of contracting. Universities and colleges are following government's example," Mr Sebei said.
"Workers are determined to struggle until their demands are met. All they are demanding is fair pay and job security for the long hours and difficult work they do."
Mr Sebei urged all academics to support their cause.
He said they will be meeting with students at the universities and colleges in question to discuss unifying their protest with #FeesMustFall movement.
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