National Day of Action: COSATU set to march over SA's economic troubles
The union says the country’s economy is characterised by joblessness, poverty, and inequality.
Many of the residents of the small mining town of Marikana are unemployed, and try to make money by doing small jobs around the community or selling fruits and vegetables. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey Makhaza/Eyewitness News
CAPE TOWN - The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is expected to embark on a national march on Monday against what it terms South Africa's crippling economic crisis.
The union's provincial leadership across the country will be leading workers and other stakeholders to identified destinations.
COSATU says the country’s economy is characterised by joblessness, poverty, and inequality.
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The union appealed to workers to come out in their numbers and join the National Day of Action against the high rate of unemployment.
It said the cost of living, high Eskom tariffs, and corruption are among the issues plunging many South Africans into poverty.
In the Western Cape, the provincial march will assembly from Hanover street next to Cape Peninsula University of Technology, and head to the provincial legislature and Parliament.