# The Congress of South African Trade Unions welcomes the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union’s Labour Court victory in the Mangaung Correctional Centre matter after the court dismissed an application for leave to appeal. Cosatu’s Zanele Sabela says the judgment is important because it reinforces protections for workers under section 197 of the Labour Relations Act. She says employees cannot simply lose their jobs or rights when operations or services change hands:
COSATU and POPCRU welcomes Mangaung Correctional Centre court win [SOUND]
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