Comrades, This call should be fully and practically supported. Comrades, what happened to the public hearings to outlaw labour brokers spearheaded by parliament/department of labour?
Aluta! Ke nna Kanego On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 7:50 AM, Dominic.Tweedie <[email protected]>wrote: > > *YCLSA calls for Consumer Boycott of Pick and Pay Products in Solidarity > with SACCAWU workers* > > *14 OCTOBER 2010* > > > > The Young Communist League of South Africa (uFasimba) calls on all its > members, and all members of COSATU Affilliates, ANC and its leagues (ANC YL, > ANC WL and ANC VL) and the SACP to support the striking workers of Pick 'n > Pay by engaging in a consumer boycott for the duration of the strike. We > implore on all South Africans to join in on this consumer boycott as the > profits they generate for Pick 'n Pay never trickles down to the working > class and the poor. > > > > The workers at Pick 'n Pay demand a living wage and better working > conditions, which are a mere pittance compared to what the senior > management, shareholders and the CEO of the company are earning in bonuses > and dividends. This also happens when Pick 'n Pay has just recently declared > huge profits from the same sweat and toil of the workers. > > > > What’s more disturbing is Pick 'n Pay's attempts to refuse workers basic > facilities such as toilets, a basic right accorded to workers on the picket > line. It is this kind of attitude that will lead to workers resorting to > violence in order to exercise their rights. More worrying is the fact that > Pick 'n Pay want to buy workers with a bash worth R4 million, whilst they > refuse to engage into a tangible living wage agreement. > > We fully support the strike and plead members to heed the call. The Retail > industry continues to be the leaders in exploitation and marginalisation of > workers; it mainly consists of young workers. Hence we have made the call > for banning of labour brokers as this sector has become their playing field > to the detriment of workers. > > > > *Issued by the YCLSA Head office* > > *Contact * > > *Gugu Ndima* > > *National Spokesperson* > > *0767831516* > > <http://www.unwembi.co.za/sacp/subscribe.html> > > -- > You are subscribed. This footer can help you. > Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to > this message. > You can visit the group WEB SITE at > http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery > options, pages, files and membership. > To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected]. > You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to > put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to > this address (repeat): [email protected] . > -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] .
