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Numsa to strike for above-inflation wage hike at ArcelorMittal SA

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Workers are demanding a housing allowance, the scrapping of labour brokers, insourcing of temporary workers and an 80% contribution by the employer to workers’ medical aid

Thousands of Numsa members protest outside the offices of the metals and engineering industries bargaining council in the Johannesburg CBD, in this file picture. Picture: KABELO MOFOKENG.

Among other demands, the union wants a 10% wage increase, which is above the headline inflation of 5.8% the Reserve Bank has forecast for 2022. The employers, under the auspices of the Metals and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council , a platform for companies and trade unions to discuss wages and conditions of employment, are offering 5%. This led to wage talks, which began in the bargaining council in March, reaching a deadlock.

Numsa embarked on an eight-week strike in the metals and engineering sector in 2021, demanding an 8% wage increase. It ended up settling for a 6% offer, with striking employees forfeiting about R300m in wages, while the industry lost R600m during the industrial action. “The bosses have tabled a final offer of only 5% across the board. They are also offering workers 2% of their salaries in cash as a monthly amount. We reject this proposal. What is a 5% increase for the lowest paid worker who earns about R7,000? It is not much at all,” said Ramokhathali.

 

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