Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) have both announced a national shutdown on Wednesday 24 August.
Thousands of workers affiliated with Saftu and Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), as well as other unions will down tools and strike against what they believe is an impending economic collapse
Treatment Action Campaign has also joined other unions for the national shutdown protest.
“We firmly stand with the working class & other civil society organisations that will be taking part in the mass action on the 24th.”
“Our national shutdown is organised to show our working class that the only way is to fight back. We are calling for a general strike, a stay away and a general strike of all workers both ordinary workers and professional workers of white and black workers of the middle class, and the unemployed people who are concerned about the future of our country and the future of our people to join us.” said Zwelinzima Vavi Saftu’s general-secretary.
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