The National Union of Metalworkers of SA has accused SA Steel Mills of exploiting workers and of a failure to comply with health and safety protocols.fter a recent death at the plant, the union said workers were victims of constant work injuries and were not given adequate protective equipment.News24 Business front page
In a recent statement, Numsa general-secretary Irvin Jim said the worker, Seomogelo Mkhondwane, died when he was crushed by one of the pressing machines. Mere hours later, workers were forced to continue working, even though they were"traumatised", the union alleged.
In the letter, which News24 has seen, the union claimed"workers are exposed to a workplace where health and safety standards are undermined and violated with no consequences" and said adequate personal protection equipment was not provided.A deep dive into the big business story of the week, as well as expert analysis of markets and trends.It also accused the company of not paying workers overtime and of underpaying workers according to industry standards.