South Africa: Community Healthcare Workers demand wage increase and recognition as public servants By Sandisiwe Shoba
Around 200 Community Health Workers represented by the National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers on Tuesday marched to the Western Cape Provincial Legislature to demand wage increases and recognition as public servants., the union wanted Community Health Workers to receive a minimum salary of R3,500 per month, in accordance with the National Minimum wage. The union, however, still considers this a meagre salary.
The crowd, which consisted entirely of female CHWs gathered on the steps of the Provincial Legislature and demanded that the MEC for Health Nomafrench Mbombo emerge from the building to receive their memorandum.We want Mbombo!” they chanted angrily. Meanwhile the MEC was tabling the R24.7 billion Provincial Health budget for 2019/2020.
The union, however, refused to hand over the document stating that the MEC’s absence was an indication that the Western Cape government is insensitive to the plight of workers.It is a sign of disrespect,” said Andre Adams, the Provincial Secretary for the South African Federation of Trade Unions , the umbrella body under which NUPSAW falls.
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