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Cape Town - The Congress of South African Trade Unions will be visiting Sun International's resort in the North West to interact with workers allegedly discriminated against by guests of the Guptas, it said on Thursday.
Cosatu said in a statement that the family does not want to be served by the African staff members who are employed by Sun International.
"They demand that their services must be rendered by white personnel, starting from the cleaning of their rooms, the cooking and the drivers of the shuttles they use in the resort.
"This is racism at its worst and this cannot be allowed to continue to take place in a country where racism is a crime", it said.
Solly Phetoe, Cosatu's provincial secretary, is expected to visit the resort on Friday to interact with the workers who have experienced the racist attitude of the Guptas.
Pheto confirmed to EWN that wedding guests asked for white chauffeurs and cleaning room staff.
The new manager at the resort has a tendency of wanting to oppress workers, Cosatu claimed.
"Cosatu has been informed that he refused to let the workers attend the May Day celebrations that were held on May 1 2013," it said.
The trade union federation called on the government to stop using state resources for private business.
It added that members of the police services who have been deployed to protect the Guptas must be withdrawn with immediate effect.
Sunday World reported last month that the Guptas booked the entire five-star Palace of the Lost City hotel in the resort complex for four nights.
It stated that suites at the hotel cost between R4 600 to R44 000 a night.
Earlier on Thursday the SA National Defence Force said that the Gupta family's chartered jet was removed from Waterkloof Air Force Base.
This followed an order on Thursday morning by Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula that the jet be removed.
Spokesperson Siphiwe Dlamini said that it was taken to OR Tambo International Airport.
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said that preliminary reports indicate possible transgressions by police officials in the deployment of resources to the Gupta wedding.
The Gupta family, which owns The New Age newspaper and Sahara, is celebrating the wedding of Vega Gupta, 23, to Indian-born Aakash Jahajgarhia, at Sun City in the North West.
- Fin24 and agencies
Cosatu said in a statement that the family does not want to be served by the African staff members who are employed by Sun International.
"They demand that their services must be rendered by white personnel, starting from the cleaning of their rooms, the cooking and the drivers of the shuttles they use in the resort.
"This is racism at its worst and this cannot be allowed to continue to take place in a country where racism is a crime", it said.
Solly Phetoe, Cosatu's provincial secretary, is expected to visit the resort on Friday to interact with the workers who have experienced the racist attitude of the Guptas.
Pheto confirmed to EWN that wedding guests asked for white chauffeurs and cleaning room staff.
The new manager at the resort has a tendency of wanting to oppress workers, Cosatu claimed.
"Cosatu has been informed that he refused to let the workers attend the May Day celebrations that were held on May 1 2013," it said.
The trade union federation called on the government to stop using state resources for private business.
It added that members of the police services who have been deployed to protect the Guptas must be withdrawn with immediate effect.
Sunday World reported last month that the Guptas booked the entire five-star Palace of the Lost City hotel in the resort complex for four nights.
It stated that suites at the hotel cost between R4 600 to R44 000 a night.
Earlier on Thursday the SA National Defence Force said that the Gupta family's chartered jet was removed from Waterkloof Air Force Base.
This followed an order on Thursday morning by Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula that the jet be removed.
Spokesperson Siphiwe Dlamini said that it was taken to OR Tambo International Airport.
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said that preliminary reports indicate possible transgressions by police officials in the deployment of resources to the Gupta wedding.
The Gupta family, which owns The New Age newspaper and Sahara, is celebrating the wedding of Vega Gupta, 23, to Indian-born Aakash Jahajgarhia, at Sun City in the North West.
- Fin24 and agencies
