Striking pay parking marshals have joined forces with the ANC Youth League in the Greater KwaDukuza region to resolve their dispute with employer Vusa Isipho Trading Enterprise.
One of the striking marshals, who asked not to be named, said about 16 of the 50 marshals had returned to work and agreed to work for R1000 with a new reviewed commission of 35 percent.
The rest were continuing to fight for higher wages.
“We were supposed to renew our contracts in January but we were given back contracts that stated our salary would drop from R3000 to R1000. Some of the marshals returned to work and last week they told management that they were being intimidated by those of us who are striking which was not true. Charges of intimidation have been opened against some people but we will continue to fight for our rights.” The Youth League has vowed to resolve the issue.
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“The pay parking system was meant to provide jobs for the youth and pay them minimum wage, not to exploit them by paying them R1000. We have been speaking to Vusa Isipho Trading Enterprise management and we are hoping to see some change.
“If we do not get solutions to this problem, we will make sure that no marshal collects money in Stanger.
“We do not want to hear that the company does not have money, if that is the case then they must leave and KwaDukuza municipality must appoint someone else who can actually pay people,” said ANCYL KwaDukuza secretary Musa Zondi.
More than 50 marshals had been employed by KwaDukuza Municipality (KDM) service provider Vusa Isipho Trading Enterprise to monitor the pay parking system which was implemented by KDM in Stanger CBD, Umhlali and Ballito last November.
The system introduced a charge of R6 an hour for parking in public bays. At the launch of the project, KDM mayor Ricardo Mthembu said one of the key purposes of the scheme was to create jobs and pay people a minimum salary of R3000.
Hardly two months into the scheme the contracts were changed due to the scope of work bring reduced.
The system has only been operating in Stanger since January. However, Vusa Isipho Trading Enterprise manager Chris Rogers told the Courier that all was well in the company and that their staff had been operating as usual.
“We have marshals who are collecting money in Stanger. Those who are not working currently have not had their contracts renewed. We asked them to come back with their CVs.”
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