By Lungile Ntimba
The Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) has declared a national strike for Monday, which coincides with World Day for Decent Work.
Cosatu spokesperson Zanele Sabela said county was dealing with a socioeconomic crisis, including rising unemployment, high interest rates, poverty, inequality, crime and rampant retrenchments in the public and private sectors.
“Chief among our grievances is the staggering unemployment rate in the country. As it stands, 11.3 million people need jobs. This includes people who have given up looking for work, but that does not mean they don’t need jobs,” she said in a statement.
Sabelo said that despite some improvements such as the interest rate cuts, Cosatu’s upcoming mass action would focus on the rising cost of living, including Eskom’s proposed 36.1% tariff increase for next year.
“The federation also laments the ever-escalating cost of living with the increase in the price of basics such
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