Numsa vows to fight against any limitations on right to strike

EWN reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) has vowed to launch mass demonstrations against the state if limitations are put on the rights of workers to strike.  The union concluded its international symposium of left parties and movements in Benoni this weekend.  Numsa's general secretary Irvin Jim raised serious concerns about labour reforms proposed by the state and supported by the ANC and said any forced arbitration would be rejected.  "We must fight and reject the limitation of the right to strike that Gwede Mantashe wants to introduce," he stated.  Jim blamed economic instability in SA on what he said has been two decades of anti-working class policies from government.  He claimed the reason why investors have become hesitant to come to SA was not because of labour problems but rather the policies implemented by the post-apartheid administration.