Tex Ray workers strike over pay lies'

The president toured the Matsapha firm on Monday and was told by an employee that workers’ salaries were not bad.

In an interview with one of the employees, Sibongile Shiba said one could be paid E2 000 as a salary if she had worked diligently.

This has irked the rest of the staffers. Shiba is said to be a senior employee who has worked at the firm for over 10 years.

The employees yesterday refused to work upon arrival at the company’s premises.

They said they were disappointed with the employee who told the president that they were paid well. The employees were found at around 9am yesterday toyi-toying and singing.

They alleged that both management and Shiba hid the truth of their plight from the president.

They said giving the president misleading information about their salaries had cost them an opportunity to get a reasonable salary adjustment because the president had seemed genuinely interested in the employees’ welfare.

The employees said they were not prepared to return to work until management increased their salaries to the E2 000 that Sibongile Shiba had spoken of.

This is not even close to the salaries the employees are paid at the firm, they claimed yesterday morning.

"We are angry that they hid the facts about our welfare. They lied that this company feeds us and they also lied about our salaries. Our salaries are much lower than that figure.

 Was it is done to impress the president?" asked an employee who was among those who were toyi-toying.

The employees said they would continue to stage sit-ins at the firm’s premises until management addressed their concerns.

Comments

Thanks to Sibongile for speaking the truth, textile workers deserve more than the afor mentioned E2000 so i may encourage u to continue with yo sit in till yo salaries are revisited. HOPE this new revelation wil be hand to cope with the high cost of living in the country. AMANDLA
Apr 18, 2012, 8:43 AM, alex (alex@gmail.com)

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