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Fin24 user Lucky Rikhotso says urgent intervention by the government is needed in the escalating strikes to help safeguard the economy. He writes:
"The South African leadership needs to do something about this strikes because they cripple the economy.
"They must also do away with the labour brokers because you can work for a company for many years and get fired like a dog at the end of the day because of the so-called agencies.
"Our leaders must action or the economy will be affected badly."
Terry Bell responds:
The withholding of labour - strikes - is the only real weapon workers have in a competitive economy that relies on their labour. But the abusive behaviour of some - perhaps many - labour brokers is certainly something that must be dealt with and is an issue that has again come very much to the fore.
So you are probably right, Lucky, that action must be taken or we will all suffer the consequences.
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- Fin24
* Terry Bell is an independent political, economic and labour analyst. Views expressed are his own. Follow him on twitter @telbelsa.
Disclaimer: All articles and letters published on Fin24 have been independently written by members of the Fin24 community. The views of users published on Fin24 are therefore their own and do not necessarily represent those of Fin24.
Fin24 user Lucky Rikhotso says urgent intervention by the government is needed in the escalating strikes to help safeguard the economy. He writes:
"The South African leadership needs to do something about this strikes because they cripple the economy.
"They must also do away with the labour brokers because you can work for a company for many years and get fired like a dog at the end of the day because of the so-called agencies.
"Our leaders must action or the economy will be affected badly."
Terry Bell responds:
The withholding of labour - strikes - is the only real weapon workers have in a competitive economy that relies on their labour. But the abusive behaviour of some - perhaps many - labour brokers is certainly something that must be dealt with and is an issue that has again come very much to the fore.
So you are probably right, Lucky, that action must be taken or we will all suffer the consequences.
*Have a question for Terry? Drop us a line.
- Fin24
* Terry Bell is an independent political, economic and labour analyst. Views expressed are his own. Follow him on twitter @telbelsa.
Disclaimer: All articles and letters published on Fin24 have been independently written by members of the Fin24 community. The views of users published on Fin24 are therefore their own and do not necessarily represent those of Fin24.
