Numsa commenced its national strike on Tuesday demanding an eight-percent wage increase for workers.
eNCA/Heidi Giokos
JOHANNESBURG - A strike in the country’s metals and engineering sector has entered its second week.
Metalworker union Numsa has rejected a revised pay offer by the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa.
SEIFSA offered 6% for the lowest-paid workers and 5% for the highest-paid workers.
The strike has cost the steel industry almost R500 million, according to Bloomberg.
Numsa demanding an 8% across-the-board wage rise in the first year, and inflation plus 2% for the second and third years.
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eNCA
