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#WorkersDay The first deputy president of the Congress of South African Trade Unions Mike Shingange has called on workers to stand in solidarity with the fellow workers in KwaZulu-Natal. IMS

Speaking to Capricorn FM News prior the union’s #WorkersDay commemoration at Makhuvha Stadium outside Thohoyandou, Shingange said it is concerning that workers in South Africa are faced with massive retrenchments, salary cuts, inequality and attack on workers’ rights. IMS

#WorkersDay He says amidst all these challenges heightened by Covid-19, most of the factories affected by floods in KZN are closed leaving more people without jobs. IMS

#WorkersDay Shingange says COSATU has amended its plans and all its affiliates have donated their budgets to the provincial government so that it goes into the relief of the affected families. IMS