Strike stops car production in South Africa

Posted on 22 Aug 2013 by Ruari McCallion

More than 30,000 workers at BMW, General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen are affected.

All car assembly in South Africa has been stopped by a strike by NUMSA, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa.

The strike, which has already lasted for three days, has been called over two issues: the union’s demand for 14% across-the-board pay rise and a demand for 100% pay during temporary lay-offs caused by logistics problems in the supply chain. Workers are currently sent home without pay in the event of stoppages caused by supply…

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