Unions have said the trend of making workers casual and the use of brokers to source labours on a three-month contract basis was rife in the logistics sector. Photo: grindrod.com
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) has thrown its weight behind the Grindrod Logistics workers’ strike over retrenchments and the trend among companies of casual labour, as well as the use of brokers.
The strike comes just days after Transnet National Ports Authority announced last week that Grindrod Logistics’ holding company, Grindrod South Africa…