By Charmaine Ndlela
COSATU President Zingiswa Losi on Thursday described South Africa’s unemployment crisis as a “national emergency”, calling for a coordinated response from government and the private sector.
Speaking at the federation’s May Day rally held at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, Limpopo, Losi said that while workers’ rights had improved since the end of apartheid, joblessness remained the country’s biggest threat.
The country’s official unemployment rate stands at 31.4%, with young people disproportionately affected.
“We cannot celebrate 32 years of Freedom but keep quiet when four out of ten South Africans cannot find work. What hope is there for the matriculant in Phalaborwa or the disabled bus driver in Makhado when jobs are scarce?” Losi told workers at the May Day rally.
“When we are battling this single greatest threat facing the nation, we must condemn those employers in both the public and private sectors who see
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