Monday, July 9, 2007

Strike halts most S.African metal, engineering work

(Reuters) - Some 260,000 workers went on strike at 9,000 South African metal and engineering firms on Monday, bringing most of the industry to a halt, a union said on Monday.

Trade union Solidarity said most workers in the heavily unionised industry had joined the strike and thousands held rallies in Johannesburg and other main cities to demand better pay and to highlight a skills shortage in the country.


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