Any National Parliament That Fails to Honor Signed Agreements and Contracts Points to an Obvious Dearth of Leadership

11 November 2015
COSATU

The demand by the workers that the leadership of the national parliament honor a signed agreement is both legitimate and fair. There is no need for them to set the police on the workers, instead of addressing the issues that they raise.

It is even more ridiculous that workers have take to the streets before they get what is due to them.

During the 2015 State of the Nation address, earlier this year, NEHAWU members in parliament decided to down tools because they felt that they were not being taken seriously, by the parliament management.

It is a travesty therefore that more than ten {10} months later, they are still to get some of their demands resolved and promises by the management fulfilled.

This unfortunately points to an obvious dearth of leadership, in one of the most strategic and critical institutions of our democracy. We call on the Speaker of the National Assembly, Cde Baleka Mbethe to intervene and make sure that workers get what was promised to them.

Any parliament that fails to honour and respect agreements and signed contracts does not deserve and cannot demand any respect from the citizens.
Issued by COSATU

Sizwe Pamla (National Spokesperson)
Congress of South African Trade Unions
110 Jorissen Cnr Simmonds Street
Braamfontein
2017

P.O.Box 1019
Johannesburg
2000
South Africa

Tel: +27 11 339-4911 Mobile (060) 975 6794
E-Mail: sizwe@cosatu.org.za