Since Monday last week
Pickitup workers belonging to the South African Municipal Workers’ Union
(Samwu) have been on strike, demanding higher wages and better working
conditions.
The municipal workers want a
standardised basic salary of 10,000 rands ($460) a month.
At the moment, they say
salaries can vary widely according to the district in which they are based.
Demonstrators emptied bins
in the city centre, and have not been collecting rubbish in many residential
areas.
Pickitup Managing Director
Amanda Nair said it was costing her company R2 million a day to remove the
rubbish that has piled up since last week.
Talks are under way to try
and resolve the dispute and there are concerns that the piles of rubbish could
pose a health risk.
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