Johnathan Paoli
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has declared that Workers’ Day should not be celebrated, because more than 11 million people are unemployed people in South Africa.
Steenhuisen delivered his address at the party’s May Day celebrations in Mitchells Plain township, Cape Town on Wednesday and said the ruling party must be held accountable for unemployment figures in the country that are well above 30%.
“According to the expanded unemployment rate, over 11.7 million people now cannot find work in South Africa. So, while Workers’ Day is an international holiday celebrated the world over, this day needs a different name in South Africa. Because of the ANC’s legacy of destroying jobs, today should not be called Workers’ Day. In South Africa, today is Workless Day,” the federal leader said.
Steenhuisen claimed the DA-run Western Cape is the only province in the country where Workers’ Day could be celebrated
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