Court allows South African construction workers to strike

About 70,000 South African construction workers are expected to strike tomorrow, halting work across the country including on stadiums for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, after a court refused to ban the action. The National Union of Mineworkers said in...

About 70,000 South African construction workers are expected to strike tomorrow, halting work across the country including on stadiums for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, after a court refused to ban the action.

The National Union of Mineworkers said in statement yesterday that it had won the case against the South African Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors (SAFCEC), which had last week asked the court to prevent the union from striking.

"Employers must expect no mercy from us, they must deliver 13 per cent or we will strike until 2011," said Bhekani Ngcobo, the NUM's Negotiator at SAFCEC in a statement.

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