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FILE| Numsa members at a strike.
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) will march to National Treasury in Pretoria today.
The union is demanding that government should stop conducting business with private security companies that are not compliant with collective agreements.
Numsa’s spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says it’s a disgrace that workers in the security sector must protest for what is lawfully and rightfully theirs.
“Security companies are defrauding workers by deducting money for medical insurance and pension fund, but not paying it over to the service provider. This means that when workers have to claim for medical insurance or pension fund, there are not enough funds or no funds at all. Numsa is taking this issue to the National Treasury because it has the power to revoke these contracts, and blacklist companies that are failing to comply.”
“There are a number of companies that are not complying with the National Bargaining Council for the Private Security Sector. Some of the companies that are non-compliant include Modise Security, Mjayeli Security, Kya Guard Security and Urban Ithuba Security,” adds Hlubi-Majola.
