By Thapelo Molefe
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) and about 40 civil society organisations are set to protest outside National Economic Development and Labour Council in Johannesburg on Tuesday over the proposed labour law amendments.
The protest comes after “secret talks” were held that they say would lead to a weakening of the labour laws and expose workers to unfair dismissal.
This protest is organised by the Campaign to Scrap the Labour Law Amendment Bills. The coalition includes trade unions, advice offices, human rights groups and social movements. They have been meeting every week for several months.
They said on Monday that the demonstration was necessary because Nedlac and its partners have quietly agreed to major changes that would affect workers across the country.
“Nedlac has overseen secret talks to downgrade the country’s labour law, and brought back apartheid style dismissals,” the group said in a statement.
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