Indefinite strike in South Africa’s engineering sector begins

Thousands of workers led by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa took to the streets demanding a wage hike in the engineering sector

October 06, 2021 by Peoples Dispatch

Thousands of workers took to the streets across South Africa demanding a wage hike in the engineering sector. In 2020, workers had agreed to forego their wage hikes in order to cushion the industry reeling under the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Workers were expecting that the employers would now give back to them and their families but they are refusing to.