Over 150 PASDEC workers face axe after illegal strike

PASDEC workers and their representatives at the Industrial Court on Tuesday PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
PASDEC workers and their representatives at the Industrial Court on Tuesday PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

More than 150 workers suspended for striking at Lobatse-based PASDEC Automotive Technologies face dismissal after the Industrial Court declared their industrial action illegal on Tuesday.

BusinessWeek has learnt that already several employees have received letters ordering them to attend disciplinary hearings today (June 1), with the company saying it incurred “huge losses” during the weeks they were on strike last month.

May’s strike was the fourth time workers at the automotive component’s manufacturer had downed tools since commissioning of the plant in 2015, with reports that the company’s Malaysian principals are growing frustrated at the workforce’s militancy.

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