Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant will meet with Numsa and employers in the metal and engineering industry in a bid to end the strike. This follows the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa’s (Seifsa) withdrawal of its...
The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) has withdrawn its latest wage offer after Numsa publicly rejected it on Sunday. Seifsa offered Numsa a 10% increase in 2014, followed by a 9.5% in 2015 and 9% in 2016. It...
Metals and engineering production data released by Statistics South Africa has dashed hopes that growth in the sector would be higher this year than it was last year, the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) has...
An ongoing strike by more than 2 000 Chitungwiza Town council workers in Zimbabwe has resulted in the area becoming overwhelmed by uncollected waste. According to local reports, council workers downed tools after going for nearly a year without...
Numsa has acknowledged the weak state of the global and local economy as it negotiates for what it calls “a living wage and a better life for [its] members.” “In South Africa we continue on the path of rapid deindustrialisation, with the greatest...
The stalemate between striking Numsa members and employers remains in place following further failed wage negotiations. SEIFSA’s increased offer rejected Employers represented by the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern...
As the NUMSA strike enters its second week the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) issued the following statement calling on the government to protect workers and businesses. Neren Rau, CEO of Sacci in a statement said, “The...
Each day Numsa employees are away from work will cost the industry more than R300 million, says the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern African (SEIFSA). Speaking after receiving a memorandum at Metal Industries House from the...
More than 220 000 Numsa workers in the metal and engineering industries have downed tools today as part of an indefinite strike. Numsa members in Gauteng will today march to the Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council where they will be...
