- A white dominated trade union in South Africa, Solidarity, said it will begin strike on Monday, September 3
- The union’s action is in response to a share ownership scheme offered exclusively to black staff by Sasol
- Sasol, a petrochemical company, said it has activated contingency measures to minimise the effect of the strike
South Africa’s mainly white Solidarity union will reportedly begin a strike on Monday, September 3 at the petrochemicals firm, Sasol, over a share ownership scheme offered exclusively to black staff.
Under black economic empowerment rules, South African companies are required to meet quotas on black ownership, employment and procurement as part of a drive to reverse decades of exclusion under apartheid.
“We intend to switch off a different section of Sasol each day by means of well-laid and strategic plans,” the union said in a statement.
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Sasol, a petrochemical company that converts coal and gas to fuel, said last year it would raise its black ownership levels in Sasol South Africa to at least 25% in a 21 billion rand ($1.5 billion) deal, Reuters reports.
However, Solidarity union which has 6,300 (white) members at Sasol’s local operations, said it would embark on the strike action due to the company’s new staff share scheme excluding white employees which it previous called “blatant discrimination against loyal Sasol employees”.
NAIJ.com gathered that Sasol which has around 26,000 employees at its local operations said it received notification from the trade union, Solidarity, of its intent to strike on Monday, September 3.
“We have activated contingency measures to minimize potential disruption to our operations,” Sasol reportedly said in a response.
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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had previously reported that the South African government accused US President Donald Trump of attempting to sow discord in the country with his tweet referring to the "large-scale killing of farmers".
Trump in a tweet made on Thursday, August 23, said he had asked his secretary of state to look into the matter of "seizing land from white farmers".
South Africa's presidential spokeswoman, however, said Trump was "misinformed".
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