COSATU demands the reinstatement of 56 workers who lost their jobs at Public Bonds Projects, a company sub-contracted by Eskom at Matimba Power Station
7 June 2023
The Congress of South African Trade Unions is deeply troubled by the loss of 56 jobs at Public Bonds Projects, a company sub-contracted by Eskom at Matimba Power Station following the company’s withdrawal from the contract.
The Federation is calling on Eskom to ensure that these 56 workers are reinstated and absorbed by the two replacement companies that have taken over the contract. It is totally unacceptable that these workers remain victims of the reckless conduct of an Eskom service provider without any intervention from the power utility.
The General Secretary of COSATU, Cde Solly Phetoe led a protest march with our affiliated union SATAWU in Limpopo to the power station, today, demanding that all companies doing work at Eskom Matimba power station be investigated for conflict of interest. The allegations that some of these companies that are doing work for Eskom are owned by some power utility managers, including some politicians are scandalous and need to be investigated.
COSATU also wants all labour brokers who are contracted by the power utility to be compelled to comply with the law by employing their workers on a permanent basis. The power utility bears full responsibility for appointing and subcontracting unstable and ill-equipped companies with anti-worker tendencies.