The proposed national minimum wage is being punted as a way
to reduce inequality and alleviate poverty but the aim is also to ensure
that there are no job losses and that the economy is stimulated,
according to the department of labour.
The suggested R20 an hour minimum wage, or about R3 500 a month, has been criticised as insufficient by the South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu), the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) and the Economic Freedom Fighters, who participated in a nationwide protest on Wednesday.
“We utterly reject the argument that this [National Minimum Wage] Bill should be supported because R20 an hour is ‘better than nothing’,” said Saftu.
The suggested R20 an hour minimum wage, or about R3 500 a month, has been criticised as insufficient by the South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu), the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) and the Economic Freedom Fighters, who participated in a nationwide protest on Wednesday.
“We utterly reject the argument that this [National Minimum Wage] Bill should be supported because R20 an hour is ‘better than nothing’,” said Saftu.
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