Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Government and labour reach agreement

Andiswa Mkosi
14 November 2012

The Congress of South African Trade Unions says government and labour have reached an agreement to suspend the Western Cape farmworkers' strike.

Labour federation provincial spokesperson, Tony Ehrenreich, says a formal announcement will be made later today.

He says the agreement is an intervention in the strike started by workers in the agricultural sector without union leadership.

Ehrenreich says Cosatu wants to avoid a Marikana situation where workers act without guidance from unions, and resolutions are not found in negotiations.

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