The strike by thousands of Transnet workers will sooner or later come to an end, but it will leave a lasting legacy at Durban’s port — the biggest in sub-Saharan Africa.
when unions rejected a revised offer of 4.5%. They demanded 7% and threatened to intensify the strike.
It’s estimated that bulk mineral exporters are losing R815-million worth of exports per day because they are unable to rail and load 357,000 tonnes of iron ore, coal, chrome, ferrochrome and manganese on to ships every day. “We had the pandemic, looting, flooding, the cyber-security attack in the port and the truck strike. The economy is on its knees, hanging by a thread, and can ill afford this strike.”
“There was also flooding and the impact of Covid-19. There is so much going on… the local businesses are on their knees. They cannot afford to pay a special levy to Transnet to pay workers,” said Collett. “The negotiations have been a delicate balancing act for the company — mindful not only of the affordability and sustainability of the wage increases for the business, but also having full appreciation of the cost pressures that employees face currently,” Transnet spokesperson Ayanda Shezi said in the statement.
“Our minimum requirement is a 7% or above wage increase. Workers have been absorbing difficulties while the management has been getting huge bonuses.”
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