SA employers must ensure safer workplaces as economy reopens, writes Thulane Tshefuta and Steve Letsike.
The much-needed reopening of the economy should prioritise the basic human rights of the workers, protect their labour rights and never compromise their health, write Thulane Tshefuta and Steve Letsike.
In lowering the national Covid-19 alert from Level 5 to Level 4, the president juggled delaying the spread of the virus and minimising its impact on the economy in one of the world’s most unequal societies. Already, some unions have objected to the reopening of schools unless these are safe for both the pupils and the teachers.
This is an example of workers campaigning for their protection in a professional environment and, in so doing, safeguarding the welfare of millions of pupils and their families. The scale of such a catastrophe could exceed a scaled-up Marikana massacre with no room for reparations.This pandemic has taught us, all under pressure, to disinfect surfaces regularly, wash our hands frequently and it even made us to shun physical contact – for five weeks.
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