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Johannesburg - Around 60 Eskom contract employees who were
due to lose their jobs embarked on a violent protest at the Medupi power plant
in Limpopo on Thursday, the parastatal said.
The workers, contracted by Murray & Roberts Construction
and Grinaker-LTA damaged several vehicles and some equipment, it said in a
statement.
Spokesperson for Murray & Roberts Ed Jardim said the
workers were well informed of the demobilising plan which saw around 600 of
them lose their jobs.
"With a major project like this, often you have to
mobilise and demobilise employees depending on the need and the project labour
plan.
"The plan is done in accordance with Eskom and we
followed all the right channels", he said.
Although the protest was contained, all the workers were
sent home as a precautionary measure.
Medupi, the 4764 MW power station, was expected to start generating power for the national grid next year. About 17 000 workers were on the site.
