# The EFF says the ANC government has failed to protect the people from poverty and unemployment, and it has failed to offer any hope of economic transformation. The party says the closure of tyre manufacturer Goodyear in Kariega, Eastern Cape is not an isolated incident, but part of a broader collapse of what little industry remains in the country. The EFF says workers who have worked for Goodyear for years are struggling to secure the requisite retrenchment packages, being offered amounts as low as 50-thousand-rand after 20 years of service.