eNCA reports that workers at DairyBelle's factory in Cookhouse in the Eastern Cape have been on strike since last week to protest a worker allegedly having been called a "baboon". The protesting workers say they will not return to duty until a senior employee who allegedly made the offensive remark is suspended. The plant is apparently at a stand-still and DairyBelle has indicated that workers have been locked out because they were participating in an illegal strike. The Food and Allied Workers' Union (Fawu) said three workers came forward in October last year and reported the matter. According to DairyBelle, an independent labour law specialist would be appointed to conduct an investigation, but Fawu's media liaison Dominique Swartz said that no steps have been taken and that since October DairyBelle has refused to investigate the allegation. However, in a statement DairyBelle said: "We responded to Fawu that the allegations would be addressed."
- Based on reports at eNCA and on page 15 of Business Report of 24 January 2014
- Read Fawu's press statement at Cosatu Today
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