Saftu affiliated unions join global Clover strike

STAFF REPORTER|

LABOUR unions affiliated with the South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) have embarked on protests in solidarity with striking Clover workers globally.

Unions are calling for a boycott of the company’s products for embarking on a restructuring process and cutting jobs.

The demonstrations are taking place across the country, including Cape Town and Johannesburg.

Clover workers are demanding that the company stop plans for further retrenchments and reinstate all workers.

They also want the company to be independent of the Israeli company Central Bottling Company (CBC) which owns Clover through the Milco SA consortium.

Earlier this month, Saftu called on the DTI to engage with the Competition Commission over the long-running dispute with Clover.

SAFTU’s General Secretary, Zwelinzima Vavi said over 2 000 workers stand to lose their jobs.

“[The] problems started in 2019 when the Competition Commission, despite warnings from FAWU (Food and Allied Workers Union)