AFTER three weeks of negotiations, National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has finally accepted a wage offer of 6%, bringing the strike in the metals and engineering sector to an end.
Numsa secretary general Irvin Jim announced the decision to accept the offer during a press briefing on Thursday.
The trade union had met with the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) on Thursday morning when it accepted the offer based on minimum rates set by the Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council Main Agreement.
The agreement was signed on Thursday and will be implemented with immediate effect, said Jim.
The steel and engineering workers will receive backpay to July 01 2021.
Numsa members had embarked on a strike on 5 October.
Jim said that the strike will now end and workers are to return to work from Friday.
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