Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana has urged parties involved in the wage dispute affecting the private security industry to return to talks and seek an amicable solution to the issue.
Thousands of security guards are expected to embark on a nationwide strike on Thursday following unsuccessful negotiations with employers in the sector.
Expressing concern about the failure by the parties to reach consensus, Mdladlana said: “It is regrettable that this dispute had to deteriorate to an industrial action despite months’ of negotiations. I urge both parties to reconsider their stance as the strike will not be in the best interests of either party,” he said. – I-Net Bridge