The union, which represents 108,000 health-care workers, has urged the government to be more accountable in the fight against Covid-19
Police disperse Nehawu members in front of parliament in Cape Town, September 2 2020. Picture: ESA ALEXANDER
It delivered memorandums to the Union Buildings, the National Assembly and the premiers’ offices across the country, to protest against a lack of PPE and demand better wages and incentives. Nehawu called on the government to be more accountable and transparent in its handling of the fight against Covid-19. The virus has infected more than 27,360 front-line workers, and more than 240 have died from it.
Nehawu’s demands, among others, include that all health-care institutions comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, that occupational health and safety committees be established in all workplaces, and that infected workers must only return to work after having completed 10 days of mandatory self-isolation.
The subsequent resolution by the government to not implement a standing wage agreement for public servants in April is now subject to both court and arbitration proceedings.
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