PICS: Prasa staff battle 'horrific' conditions in KZN
United National Transport Union spokesperson Sonja Carstens described the working conditions of employees of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa as horrific across the country.
She added that the union had taken the matter up with the newly appointed administrator. She said there was a Rapid Rail Police Unit that had 3000 officers, but “you can’t find them at the station, on the platform and you most definitely won’t find them on the trains doing a patrol”, said Carstens.The commuters, who did not want to be named, complained about overcrowding, delayed trains and safety concerns.
“I was so scared. Even if you bump someone by accident you never know how they are going to react,” she said. A young commuter said he had witnessed the anger of commuters who took their frustration out on drivers.
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