Cosatu embarks on protest drive

The federation echoes the articulation by the country’s president that Gender-Based Violence should be treated as the next pandemic

December 30, 2021

Solly Maseko 1 minute read

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) in Mpumalanga embarked on a protest drive to hand over a memorandum at Witbank Police Station.

The drive was held on Friday, December 10.

Cosatu says the protest drive was held during the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence and Femicide to raise their concern about the issues of gender-based violence.

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) Mpumalanga general secretary Thabo Mokoena before handing over a memorandum at Witbank Police Station.

The federation says it has noted with disgust and anger the uncontrollable upsurge of brutal and barbaric violent attacks meted against women and children.

The federation echoes the articulation by the country’s president that Gender-Based Violence should be treated as the next pandemic which must be fought with the might it deserves.

A police representative signing the memorandum from Cosatu.

The federation further calls to all society members to join ranks against the following:

To report crime and full prosecution for culprits of Gender-Based Violence, calling to stop women and children abuse as well as femicide, to stop rape and call for full prosecution of the culprits, to fight and report sexual harassment now, to fight against the transactional use of employment for sex and to expose sex pests now.