# Bus company Putco has announced that 349 contract workers will be made permanent. The company says the move will affect driver conductors, cleaners, workshop staff and shunter drivers. The workers will now qualify for benefits including pension or provident funds and healthcare. Trade union Numsa has welcomed the decision, describing it as a victory against labour casualisation. Putco says the decision was made independently, based on its current level of service, and was not the result of union intervention.
Putco makes 349 contract workers permanent