COSATU condemns ill treatment of workers by employers

Oscar Thomas
12 June 2014

The Congress of South African Trade Union in the North West said it is disappointed at the treatment of workers at Reboni Furniture Factory.

Cosatu Provincial Secretary Solly Phetoe said workers have been subjected to poor conditions resulting in them being killed. 

Phetoe said it’s an insult to the workers because R20 000 for not complying after workers have been subjected to injury in duty. The Department of labour knows very well that the employer of this branch has not been complying very well as a number of injuries had already occurred within the Factory.

“Therefore we as Cosatu find it insulting that the Department of Labour celebrate employers paying R20 000 for the lives of workers who die during work Phetoe added.