Over 100 Mpumalanga Park Workers Embark On A Strike Over Job Cuts
Over a hundred employees have embarked on a strike at all nature reserves managed by the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency. Thats after the agency announced that its facing financial difficulties and plans to implement cost-cutting measures, including job cuts.
The strike has forced the MTPA to temporarily close all its nature reserves, leaving tourists wishing to visit the sites with no choice but to look elsewhere.
Operations have been disrupted at over 17 nature reserves under the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency. Employees have downed tools at most of the provinces tourist attractions destinations. They are demanding, among others, that temporary employees be hired permanently.
This place is one of the sites that usually attracts thousands of domestic and international tourists weekly, and now, looks deserted.
Education, Health and Allied Workers Union NEHAWU represents the striking workers. It says operations will remain disrupted until its members demands are met.
