Peaceful protest march in Richards Bay today
Ward 26 community's members are taking their fight back to the streets this morning, raising concerns over the Aquadene Housing Project
THE community of uMhlathuze Municipality’s Ward 26 will undertake a peaceful march this morning (Tuesday) from Aquadene to the municipality offices over unresolved issues pertaining to the Aquadene Housing Project.
A memorandum will be delivered to the Municipal Manager, the Speaker as well as Leomat and Projecon CC as no response has been received to a previous memorandum on 1 March.
That memorandum addressed long-standing issues relating to wage disputes, the social compact committee, employment policies and claims of lack of community involvement in the project.
Last year Projecon was appointed to install bulk services and workers were being remunerated according to the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) wage rates, which was hotly contested during public meetings over the last eight months.
The employees signed new contracts and received their back pay monies and will now receive industry related remuneration.
However, the community is still upset that Leomat workers are still being paid EPWP rates.
Community member Luyanda Msane has called on all people working in the city’s civil engineering sector and who are being paid EPWP Rates, to join in the fight.
‘The ones still being paid EPWP rates are the Aquadene Leomat general workers and we have laid a complaint with the bargaining council and the matter is being attended to,’ said Msane.
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