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Article

4 Feb 2020

Author:
Bereng Mpaki, Lesotho Times

Lesotho: Ex-employees of cannabis producer allege unfair labour practises in court papers

‘Ex-Medigrow workers apply for default judgement’ 4 February 2020

A labour union has applied for default judgement in the case in which 24 workers are challenging their dismissal by medical cannabis producer, MG Health, formerly known as Medigrow Lesotho. The workers filed a Labour Court application challenging their “unfair dismissal” on 7 January 2020 and on 22 January 2020, they followed this up with another application for a default judgement after MG Health allegedly failed to file an answering affidavit within the stipulated 14 days from their application for reinstatement.

… “On the 17 September 2019 we received dismissal letters that stipulated that our employment is terminated because we were found guilty of participating in an unlawful strike…,” the workers state. Among other grievances, the workers demanded to be paid for the hour they take for bathing before commencing work. The workers also complained that they were often subjected to cold showers without any privacy as the security guards would always watch over them while they showered. They workers claim the showering appeared to be forced on the unskilled workers and their skilled colleagues were allowed to enter the company premises freely without taking a bath.