Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union Western Cape chair said wardens are not being treated fairly nor adequately remunerated for the vital services they provide.
About 150 prison wardens stood shoulder-to-shoulder along the road outside Pollsmoor Prison in Tokai, Cape Town on Tuesday.
Conwe Flink, Western Cape provincial chairperson of Popcru, said the wardens provide an essential service but were not being paid accordingly. The poor working conditions reported by the wardens included dirty drinking water at the facility. “Many of them experience stomach problems,” he said. “They have to arrange private transport after the night shift. Each worker spends about R200 on transport. The new system places an extra financial burden on them because they have not received any increment in three years,” he said.
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