Truckers are accusing the Department of Labour of ignoring unfair labour practices in the freight industry, including the hiring of foreign nationals.
JOHANNESBURG - The All Truck Drivers Forum and Allied South Africa has confirmed that a planned national shutdown is temporarily suspended.
The organisation accused the Department of Labour of ignoring unfair labour practices in the freight industry, including the hiring of foreign nationals. “We have had some commitments from those two departments, which is Home Affairs and the Department of Labour. There is a plan from today that will be put into place, so we have temporarily suspended.”
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