PASDEC employees down tools again

Tuesday, June 06, 2017

LOBATS: Employees at the PASDEC Automotive Technologies plant in Lobatse have yet again downed tools demanding reinstatement of fellow colleagues who were allegedly dismissed from work on Thursday following a meeting they allegedly held with other employees during working hours.

On Thursday, the employees committee chairperson, Kabelo Phuthego together with one Simon were sent packing after they held a mass meeting with the rest of the employees, an act the company’s administration did not condone.

In an interview, Phuthego said the company’s CEO decided to reinstate them yesterday but vowed that the strike will continue until a ‘satisfactory solution’ to their concerns is put in action.

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