Workers want to be recognised as permanent staff
About 110 workers at the CHEP plant in Jet Park, Boksburg, went on strike on Thursday, after two months of negotiations reached deadlock. CHEP, part of the Sydney-based Brambles group, supplies pallets to companies transporting goods in South Africa.
Employees are demanding permanent employee status, a wage increase of R2,500 a month, study assistance, a R5,000 housing allowance, medical aid, and branded protective clothing.
Read more here: https://groundup.org.za/article/workers-down-tools-at-australian-owned-plant-in-boksburg/