On June 27, Numsa will join the national protest to support Cosatu’s call to save jobs and fight poverty. In the press and on the television the news is full of stories showing how mineworkers, farmworkers and textile and clothing workers are affected. But in Numsa too, we know of job losses taking place on a daily basis.
Since the rand strengthened, exporters are struggling to compete with Chinese imports. While Num and Sactwu are bleeding heavily, Numsa continues to lose its life blood at a slow and steady pace. Join the actions planned (see below). The law will protect you if you take part in these demonstrations but employers don’t have to pay your wages during the time you are taking action.
Programme of action for 2005
June: Report back through provincial shop-steward councils and through affiliate structures; pickets at retailers on 18 June and strikes on 27 June.July – August: Every week, one province holds a half-day stay-away while the other provinces hold pickets and demonstrations.
Join the half-day provincial stayaways starting at 12 noon:
Free State – 18 July
Northern Cape – 18 July
North West – 25 July
Limpopo – 22 August
Mpumalanga – 29 August
KwaZulu Natal – 5 September
Gauteng – 12 September
Western Cape – 18 September
Eastern Cape – 26 September
September: Demonstrations and pickets across the country in the first two weeks, leading up to a half-day national stay-away on 19 September.October – November: Every week, one province holds lunch-hour demonstrations over a week.December: COSATU anniversary and mass rally; continued demonstrations in the next two weeks.
2006
January: Demonstrations and pickets continue, with lunch-hour demonstrations in KZN in the second week.February: Sectoral half-day stay-away (manufacturing, mining, public service, services and parastatals).March: Evaluation by first CEC in 2006.
Joyina umkhankaso wemisebenzi!Ngomhla ka-27 Juni iNumsa izojoyina isiteleka sikazwelonke sokweseka isicelo seCosatu sokuphephisa imisebenzi nokulwa nendlala. Emaphepheni ezindaba nakumabonakude kugcwele izindaba ezikhombisa ukuthi bathinteka kanjani abasebenzi basezimayini, abasebenzi basemapulazini kanye nabasebenzi basezindwangwini nasezimpahleni zokugqoka.
Kodwa-ke siyazi futhi ngokulahleka kwemisebenzi okwenzeka nakuNumsa imihla ngemihla. Njengoba irandi liba namandla, abantu abahambisa izimpahla emazweni angaphandle baba nobunzima bokuncintisana nezimpahla ezivela eShayina. Njengoba iNum neSactwu kuthwele nzima kangaka, iNumsa iyaqhubeka nokulahlekelwa impilo yayo kancane kancane.
Joyina izinyathelo ezihlelwe ebhokisini. Umthetho uzokuvikela uma ubamba iqhaza kulezi ziteleka kodwa asikho isidingo sokuthi abaqashi bakuholele ngalesi sikhathi wena usathatha lesi sinyathelo.
Staan saam in die veldtog vir werk!Numsa gaan op 27 Junie deelneem aan die landwye protesoptog ter ondersteuning van Cosatu se omroep om werkverliese te keer en armoede teen te werk. Die koerante en televisienuus basuin daagliks die lot van mynwerkers, plaaswerkers en tekstiel- en klerewerkers uit.
Maar hier by Numsa hoor ons ook elke dag van hoeveel ander werkers wat hul werk verloor het. Vandat die rand verstewig het sukkel uitvoerders om met ingevoerde goedere uit China mee te ding. Terwyl Num en Sactwu swaar getref is, is Numsa stadig maar seker besig om dood te bloei.
Laat jou stem gehoor word! Die wet beskerm jou as jy aan die betogings deelneem, maar werkgewers hoef jou nie te betaal vir die tyd wat jy nie by die werk is nie.
Kena letsholong la mesebetsi!Ka la 27 Phupjane, Numsa e tla kena boipelaetsong ba naha ba ho tshehetsa boipiletso ba Cosatu ba ho pholosa mesebetsi le ho lwantsha bofuma.
Dikoranteng le thelevisheneng ditaba tse tletseng ke tse bontshang ka moo basebetsi ba merafong, basebetsi ba mapolasing le ba rokang ekasitana le ba moo ho etswang diaparo ba anngweng ke hona.
Empa le ho yona Numsa, re ya tseba ka ditahlehelo tsa mesebetsi tse ntseng di etsahala letsatsi le letsatsi. Haesale ho ba ranta e matlafale, batho ba romelang dintho ka ntle ho naha ba fumana bothata ho hlodisana le ditswantle tsa Matjhaena. E re ka ha Num le Sactwu di le bothateng bona bo boholo, Numsa le yona e ya e ntse e angwa ke hona butlebutle.
Kenela diketsahalo tse rerilweng tse boletsweng lebokosaneng. O tla sireletswa ke molao ha o ba le seabo boipelaetsong bona, empa boramesebetsi ba ke ke ba le lefa meputso ka nako eo le nkileng mehato ya boipelaetso.