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Auto strike will set a precedent, says union

NUMSA says Chinese company BAIC is paying far below industry rates

Workers at the Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation (BAIC) vehicle assembly plant near Gqeberha have been on strike since 15 June. Photo: Joseph Chirume

Workers at the Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation (BAIC) vehicle assembly plant in the Coega Special Economic Zone near Gqeberha have been on strike since 15 June.
The strike centres on whether the company, which is not part of the voluntary National Bargaining Forum, should pay the same wages as other auto companies.
The National Union of Metalworkers of SA (NUMSA) says this strike will set a precedent for industrial policy.

The strike at the Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation (BAIC) vehicle assembly plant near Gqeberha will set an important precedent for industrial policy, says Mziyanda Twani, Eastern Cape…

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