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4 Abr 2014

Author:
Zara Nicholson, Cape Times

MyCiTi bus drivers returning to work [So. Africa]

MyCiTi bus drivers are returning to work...after two days on an unprotected strike over wages and working conditions. About 70 drivers from Transpeninsula Investments complained about working up to 19 hours a day, having no proper rest periods and not being paid the minimum salary... Drivers said they had tried to raise their concerns with management for a long time, saying their hours led to fatigue which could be fatal. There had already been a few accidents. The Transport and Omnibus Workers’ Union (Towu) lodged complaints with the SA Road Passenger bargaining council which investigated and found substance in the drivers’ grievances...One of the drivers...said: “The fatigue really gets to you, your co-ordination is off. If someone doesn’t get enough time to sleep then it’s like a corpse driving and it affects people’s safety...” “We work 19 hours and get rest periods of between two and five hours. It’s ridiculous,” ...