Job seekers march on the JSE to demand jobs
Job Seekers Movement says they want to end unemployment in their respective areas in a peaceful manner.
South African Job Seekers Movement leader Mush Raletjena from Alexandra led an Imisebenzi Yethu (our jobs) March to Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) in Sandton to submit a memorandum of demands.
They were met at the stock exchange by the human resources director Palesa Ntoagae and marketing and corporate affairs director Vuyo Lee who both accepted the memorandum on behalf of the financial institution.
The list of demands included a request that job seekers be allowed to drop off their CVs at the stock exchange. Currently, the marchers claimed they were being denied access to the institution’s premises by security guards.
“We are merely seeking jobs and if we cannot be allowed to drop them (CVs) in, how are we going to ultimately secure the jobs that we are looking for. Maybe then they should provide us with a box at reception where these can be dropped if they don’t want us inside their building,” said Raletjena.
The memorandum, which had more than 1 000 signatures, also demanded opportunities for job seekers to participate in economic activities through skills training that would empower them for jobs and business development.
“The issue you are engaging us on is very important, as we all want our children to have a better future and also close the inequality gap. We will look at the memorandum internally and we will organise a meeting where we will respond to all the issues that you have raised,” Lee told the marchers
The marchers gave the stock exchange 14 days in which to respond to their demands.
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