The Gauteng Department of Health workers has been accused of exploiting its contract worker by refusing to employ them on a permanent basis. 💵Salary
, ILAWU secretary-general Siphamandla Masemola said the unions believes that the workers have been the “pillar” of the healthcare system in the province.
“If you go to the clinic or a hospital, you will find that for instance someone who is going to marshall you from the queue or someone who checks your details and open a card for you or a cleaner is an EPWP worker,” he said.People’s lives ‘not our responsibility’, says Nehawu leader as strike cripples hospitals
“We wanted the premier to say directly and specifically which date are we going to permanently absorbed. We are saying we are sick and tired of the renewal of contracts constantly.
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