THE Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has gone back to its initial demand for a 10% wage increase from the government after salary talks collapsed, the union federation said in a statement on its website.
“Having considered the economic outlook of government, our demands of a higher percentage above consumer-price inflation is informed by the fact that the three main items — food, electricity and public transport — which drives the expenditure patterns of our members is way above the set CPI,” Cosatu said.
Inflation in South Africa was at 7.5% in September. The government is offering a 3% increase.
South Africa’s government asked mediators to urgently intervene to help end a wage dispute with public-servant labour unions before Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana presents his mid-term budget this week.
Department of Public Service and Administration Director-General Yoliswa Makhasi asked the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration to help
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