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Johannesburg - Saccawu members employed by hotel
and gaming group Sun International South Africa will engage in
nationwide protest marches and picket actions starting on Friday, in pursuance
of their demands for better wages and working conditions, the union said on
Thursday.
The union, which is demanding a 13% increase, said over the last few
years South Africa has become one of the "top attractions for tourists, both
for leisure, sporting events and conferences".
"Even the latest figure show an increase of 5.8% year-on year and 21%
month-on month increase for July and they expect even better business for
2010 with the World Cup coming to South Africa. Thus, despite the economic
downturn the company have shown remarkable expansion and growth in profits,
yet workers have to turn to the streets to get the company to consider
reasonable increases," the union stated.
In the recent past Sun International was selected as one of the top 100
companies for 2007, it was ranked 12th in the Financial Mail top 100
companies and 1st in the Gaming and Leisure sector in South Africa. At the
same time the group has expanded its operations in South Africa as well as
various parts of Africa and Latin America, the union said.
"Since 2002 the Group's profits exploded from below R300m to well
over R1 500m in 2008. Over the last financial year alone the group's
profits increased from R636m to R1 069m. Average room
occupancy for the Southern African region stood at 76% and increase from
74%, with occupancy rates in South Africa above 85%."
"At the same time top management positions still reflect unacceptable
apartheid patterns with 86% of top management, 80% of senior management and
69% of middle management still white, the majority of them male."
"And
unfortunately the BEE partners instead of challenging this skewed employment
equity or support the workers in their plight for decent wages, employment
contracts and conditions of work seem to simply benefit and line their
pockets."
"In response to the failure by the company to resolve the dispute
workers have decided to embark on the industrial action," Saccawu added.
- I-Net Bridge