Transnet have announced that as of Monday, 1 June 2014, all employees at its terminals in the Eastern Cape are now employed directly by the company.

This follows a Transnet-wide decision more than six months ago to take the step of doing away with labour brokers in its core operations across the company.

The decision follows a long consultative process especially with the leadership of Transnet recognised unions, SATAWU and UTATU SARWHU, which started last year.

As a result, a total of 304 cargo coordinators, drivers for articulated trucks which run inside the terminals, port workers and shuttle drivers, joined the company on a permanent basis  between May and June.