Cosatu to protest against increased prices

By Tina George
10 May 2008

Tomorrow the Congress of South African Trade Unions along with organisations linked to the jobs and poverty coalition will be protesting at the Provinicial Legislature between 4pm and 6pm.

According to Mike Louw, Cosatu organiser, they will be protesting against high food prices and the proposed increase in electricity tariffs.

“The price of bread is touching R10 in the townships and fuel is also up by that price, “ says Louw.

The union have raised demands at a variety of levels to the government to respond more urgently to the plight of the working class who bear the brunt of the increased prices.

“Among our demands is that government regulate the price of basic food stuff, we also demand that government reduce the cost of fuel by taking out the taxes that is incorporated in fuel prices,” says Louw.

“We are hoping to have at 500 to 1000 members at the protest as it is an ongoing campaign and we believe the pressure should be intensified by civil society.”