Furious security guards at the Doris Goodwin TB hospital in Edendale padlocked the gates
of the grounds on Thursday, refusing to let anyone in or out.
Police and the chief executive officer
of the hospital, Bonginkosi Ndlovu had to intervene to resolve the matter,
which caused chaos at 8 am.
The hospital has about 100 beds and is
a specialised multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis centre.
The security guards, represented by the South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union, said
their salaries were being withheld, they had not been given uniforms since 2014 and were not being allowed to take leave.
One of the fuming security guards said
they had locked the gate to get their employer’s attention.
The guard said sometimes half their
salary is taken without any reason and if they complain to the Department of
Labour, the company serves them with a hearing or fires them.
After the gate was finally opened, the
police and Ndlovu called security guards and their representative to discuss
their issues at a meeting.
At the meeting, was Satawu
provincial chairperson Chief Dlamini, some security guards and Ndlovu while the
management of the company was not present.
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