# COSATU in Gauteng has expressed solidarity with over one-thousand Festive Chicken workers participating in a protected strike at the Olifantsfontein facility in Ekurhuleni. They demand decent wages, improved working conditions and respect for their dignity. COSATU’s provincial chairperson, Amos Monyela, says the workers demand a monthly salary of 13-thousand-500-rand, medical aid, permanent employment and better working conditions. He says workers have also raised concerns about inadequate personal protective equipment and exposure to extreme working environments:
COSATU backs more than 1 000 Festive Chicken workers’ protected strike [SOUND]
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