Cosatu holds marches in Limpopo, KZN

JOHANNESBURG – The Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) was yesterday expected to hold marches in the Limpopo capital and centres in KwaZulu-Natal as part of its countrywide campaign against job losses, poverty, and racism in the workplace.

Spokesman Patrick Craven said marches were to take place in Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Newcastle, Port Shepstone, Vryheid and Richards Bay. Memorandums on various topics were delivered to different offices.Limpopo provincial spokesman Jan Tsiane said memorandums were handed to the Edgars office in Polokwane and to the labour department’s provincial office.The demand to Edgars was that clothing retailers stock 75 per cent South Africa products in the face of cheap imports and to stop temporary employment and casualisation within the Edcon group.”We shall be asking the Department of Labour to take stricter measures to comply with minimum requirements with regard to sectoral regulation, particularly in vulnerable sectors in the province, such as security and agriculture,” said Tsiane earlier.Cosatu president Willie Madisha was scheduled to address workers in Polokwane.- Nampa-SapaMemorandums on various topics were delivered to different offices.Limpopo provincial spokesman Jan Tsiane said memorandums were handed to the Edgars office in Polokwane and to the labour department’s provincial office.The demand to Edgars was that clothing retailers stock 75 per cent South Africa products in the face of cheap imports and to stop temporary employment and casualisation within the Edcon group.”We shall be asking the Department of Labour to take stricter measures to comply with minimum requirements with regard to sectoral regulation, particularly in vulnerable sectors in the province, such as security and agriculture,” said Tsiane earlier.Cosatu president Willie Madisha was scheduled to address workers in Polokwane.- Nampa-Sapa