Workers stage protest at Pikitup's Randburg depot over employment contracts

JOHANNESBURG - Casual workers at Pikitup are staging a protest over employment contracts outside the Randburg depot on Thursday afternoon.  
 
On Wednesday, workers trashed the streets of Braamfontein and refused to empty bins.
 
The frustrated workers are accusing the waste management company of unfair recruitment practices as some of their contacts near their expiry dates.

Workers here claim to be overlooked during the recruitment process of permanent employees, despite being contracted with Pikitup for half a decade.

The group of mostly casual workers gathered outside the entity’s Randburg depot said they had no interest in disrupting the day-to-day operations but refuse collection in some parts of the metro had come to a standstill.
 
The leader of the protest group, Combat Enos Maake, has called on other depots to join in on the ongoing demonstrations.

"We know that there are other depots with similar protests. We are encouraging them to continue the great work, we cannot allow you to be overlooked by strippers and mistresses of councillors."
 
Meanwhile, the entity said it was working to normalise the situation and restore service delivery.