I-Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) ithi izinga lokungasebenzi kweli lizwe liyoyikisa. I-law federation ibisabela kwi-Quarterly Labour Force Survey yamva nje, ebonisa ukuba izinga lokungasebenzi elisemthethweni linyuke laya kutsho ku-33.6%.
Idatha ibonisa ukuba abantu abongezelelweyo abangama-345 000 abangasebenzi.
Umququzeleli wePalamente weCosatu uMatthew Parks uthi la manani angaphezulu nje kwezibalo kwaye aya esiba mandundu.
“Yingxaki kwaye ndicinga ukuba ixesha elide kakhulu, sizivumele ukuba siyiqhele. Sinengxaki yokungasebenzi engama-43%. Ibiqhubeka isanda kakhulu kwiminyaka emininzi edlulileyo. Kwaye eneneni, iphindwe kabini ukusukela kwiminyaka engamashumi amabini (20) edlulileyo. Kubantu abaselula, kubi nangakumbi ukuba ingaphezulu kwama-62%. ”
“Ngoko ke unabantu abazizigidi ezilishumi elinesibini abangafumani msebenzi. Malunga nezigidi ezihlanu zabo ngabantu abaselula. Oku kudala ingxaki yokwenyani kubo. Sisengozini yokudala udidi olusisigxina lwabantu abangasebenziyo,” wongeza watsho uParks.
I-Cosatu yongeza ngelithi nangona ukunyuka kwezinga lokungaqeshwa kungalindelekanga, urhulumente akufanele ayilungise le ngxaki.
UParks uthi ukwehla kwabo basebenzayo kudala uxinzelelo olongezelelekileyo kwabo basebenzayo ngenxa yenani labantu abaxhomekeke kumthombo omnye wengeniso.
“Kukwadala ingxaki kwabo bantu bazizigidi ezili-17 abanemisebenzi kuba imali, imivuzo ephakathi yoluliwe ngakumbi ukuzama ukuxhasa izalamane ezingasebenziyo. Kwaye ukuba sithetha inyani, khangela, oku akungalindelekanga, xa sijonga imfazwe eMbindi Mpuma, kwaye eneneni, ukunyuka okukhulu kwamaxabiso eoyile yamazwe ngamazwe.”
“Oko sikubonileyo eMzantsi Afrika, amaxabiso epetroli anyuka ngepetroli ngama-25%, idizili ngama-50%. Kodwa into esingenakuqhubeka siyenza kukungawunaki lo mngcipheko,” ucacisa uParks.
