“We shall not rest until non-compliance in the industry is eradicated. We are fed up with this situation. As progressive trade unions, we will never apologise for asserting workers’ constitutional rights and demanding a better life for our members. This includes quality healthcare, provident funds, a minimum wage, overtime pay, and allowances as stipulated by law and the MCA.”
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"None of us was naturally living in a township. Townships were set up as labour reservoirs and we had nowhere else to go. We ended up in townships, but that's not where we belong. We did not even create them. We are kept in pockets of land, and the bigger portion was taken away."
"Security officers that are underpaid or overworked are more liable to render a substandard level of service, which places the consumer at serious risk." -Tony Botes, Security Association of South Africa National Administrator