It reads:
"Update National Strike:
Unfortunately the National Cleaning Industry Strike is in full force, with no immediate signs of a resolution.
The majority of the full time contract staff have not been at work over the past week.
Where possible, casual labour has been supplied by the Contract Service Providers – however these casuals are often intimidated and do not return to work, making it almost impossible to skill and equip these staff.
I realize that the situation is very frustrating to all users, staff and students. My team is just as frustrated and as a support department we are trying to ensure that a basic service is being provided, but as the provision of Cleaning Services across all campuses is totally outsourced our hands are tied.
If there are essential areas that are receiving no service at all (this does not include your tea cups not being washed) please feel free to email me the details, but please be reasonable and bare the above in mind."
So this strike has been going on for quite awhile now, but it is getting more serious. So the average cleaner gets about R2400 (approx $375) a month. They are asking for an increase to R4200 (approx $656) a month. It is hard to live off of the what they get paid now, and the article I was reading was saying how many take out loans to pay for basic things because they cannot afford it. We were talking in class about how it seems to make perfect sense to increase the wage for the employers. We talked about it from different angles though, and mostly about how they can increase the wage for the employers but many people will get laid off. But also how at the same time, no one can live off of what they get paid now. I have attached a link below for further infomation.
So this is not only affecting the university but many other places, since cleanliness is desired almost everywhere.
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