COSATU+General+Secretary+facing+eviction

Media alert - 1 June 2005
=COSATU General Secretary facing eviction from hospital=

The General Secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions, Zwelinzima Vavi, held a meeting this morning with workers at the Tshepong Hospital in Klerksdorp, NW Province. After hearing reports of terrible abuse and racism at the hospital, he decided to pay a visit to the hospital to put the workers’ complaints to the Hospital Manager, Mrs KV Randeree.

On arrival at the hospital at 10.30, the GS and the NEHAWU Regional Secretary were first told that the management were ‘busy’, then that they would be seen after 20 minutes. At 11,15 they were allowed in, at first not allowed to sit, and then directed to a board room for a meeting. But no-one from management turned up and meanwhile they were organizing their security and the police to evict the trade union leaders from the premises. At the moment (12,30) they are still in the hospital.

Congress of South African Trade Unions
 * Paul Notyhawa (Spokesperson)

1-5 Leyds Cnr Biccard Streets Braamfontein, 2017 P.O.Box 1019 Johannesburg, 2000 South Africa

Cell 082 491 1591 Tel: +27 11 339-4911/24 Fax: +27 11 339-5080/6940 E-Mail: patrick@cosatu.org.za**