PRASA employee describes dysfunctional organisation
27 August 2019
“We are carrying a burden for the Passenger Rail Association of South Africa (PRASA) even in our private lives,” a ticket collector told GroundUp.
Bathandwa, based in Cape Town, did not want his real name used because he fears victimisation. He supports his wife and five children.
He participated in the countrywide protests organised by the United National Transport Union (UNTU) and its umbrella organisation, the Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) in July.
UNTU Deputy General Secretary Sonja Carstens said their members nationwide are working in unsafe working conditions in direct contravention of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.