Saftu joins Numsa in fight against Ford retrenchments [SOUND]

# Union federation Saftu says the motor industry faces a jobs bloodbath following Ford’s plan to cut jobs at its plants in Gauteng and the Eastern Cape. The federation has joined metalworkers’ union Numsa in condemning the retrenchments, warning they come on top of cuts at Mercedes-Benz and ArcelorMittal South Africa, which threaten the country’s industrial base. Saftu’s Asive Dyani calls for an emergency national summit to stop retrenchments, review government subsidies to auto companies, and protect workers’ jobs: