COSATU calls for worker support ahead of South African budget
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on IOL
South African trade union federation COSATU and minibus-taxi association CODETA are calling for measures to support workers and public transport before the medium-term budget framework is presented on 21 October. COSATU cites 43.8% unemployment, 1.2% growth and rising fuel prices among the factors worsening hardship, reports IOL.
The South African trade union federation COSATU and representatives of the minibus-taxi sector are calling for measures to ease pressure on workers before the presentation of the medium-term budget, scheduled for 21 October by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, reports IOL. They are calling in particular for support in response to the rising cost of living and public transport funding better suited to the needs of passengers and operators.
COSATU parliamentary coordinator Matthew Parks highlighted difficulties linked to unemployment, weak economic growth and soaring fuel prices. The Cape Organisation for the Democratic Association of Taxis (CODETA), for its part, is calling for the role of minibus taxis in transport funding to be taken better into account.
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