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Johannesburg - A temporary court order preventing strikers from being within 60 metres of their workplaces was issued on Wednesday, two employer bodies said.
"We regard this court ruling as a victory for the rights of employers," Plastics Converters Association (PCA) CEO Johan Pieterse said in a statement.
Twenty-two organisations and employers, including the PCA and the National Employer's Association of South Africa (Neasa) had applied for the order.
Pieterse said strikers who defied the order would face charges under their employer's disciplinary code, and could be arrested.
"A line has been crossed here [by strikers] and we will not stand by idly as we watch our country slide into complete lawlessness. I am sitting at home contemplating my future in this country for the first time in the 50 years after I have just been chased off our factory premises by a bunch of thugs under the guise of Numsa," he said.
About 170 000 workers from the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa), the Metal and Electrical Workers' Union, and the SA Equity Workers' Association started a countrywide strike last week, demanding wage increases ranging from 10% to 13%, and a ban on labour brokers.
Several other unions from the chemical, transport, petroleum, and energy sectors joined in this week.
Numsa was not immediately available for comment.
"We regard this court ruling as a victory for the rights of employers," Plastics Converters Association (PCA) CEO Johan Pieterse said in a statement.
Twenty-two organisations and employers, including the PCA and the National Employer's Association of South Africa (Neasa) had applied for the order.
Pieterse said strikers who defied the order would face charges under their employer's disciplinary code, and could be arrested.
"A line has been crossed here [by strikers] and we will not stand by idly as we watch our country slide into complete lawlessness. I am sitting at home contemplating my future in this country for the first time in the 50 years after I have just been chased off our factory premises by a bunch of thugs under the guise of Numsa," he said.
About 170 000 workers from the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa), the Metal and Electrical Workers' Union, and the SA Equity Workers' Association started a countrywide strike last week, demanding wage increases ranging from 10% to 13%, and a ban on labour brokers.
Several other unions from the chemical, transport, petroleum, and energy sectors joined in this week.
Numsa was not immediately available for comment.
