Mbasa Gqokoma
15 October 2015
The Congress of the South
African Trade Unions says it is saddened and shocked by the collapse of a
temporary bridge on the M1, next to Grayston off ramp in Johannesburg yesterday
afternoon.
COSATU’s National Spokesperson
Sizwe Pamla says the federation demands a thorough and transparent
investigation of the incident. Pamla says “We would like to see all responsible
parties held accountable. What is disturbing for us is that this is becoming a
trend, not so long ago, there was a mall collapse in KZN.
Pamla says “We feel that
construction companies are abandoning their responsibilities of adhering to
health and safety standards and we think that regulators and the department of
Labour has to clamp down on this recklessness and make sure that construction
companies keep up their end of the bargain and not just workers, but
communities at large”
Meanwhile, the National union
of Mineworkers says it wishes to pass its heartfelt condolences and sympathy to
the families of the deceased and those who were injured when the temporary
bridge collapsed.
NUM’s National Acting
spokesperson, Livhuwani Mammburu says, “Construction companies must always make
sure that they adhere to the required standards.”
Mammburu adds that “We are
indeed gravely concerned about the accidents in the construction company and we
hope that the department of Labour will investigate and find out what caused
the collapse of the bridge. We therefore demand transparent investigations to
this incident and proper corrective action must be taken against anyone who is
found responsible for this incident.”
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