More than 50 truck drivers employed by a logistics company in Ermelo, Mpumalanga, accuse their employer of owing them salaries for several months. The drivers also claim their salaries were cut from R17,000 to R2,000 per month.
The company is further accused of failing to comply with the Provident Fund and Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) schemes despite deducting from employees salaries.
It is alleged that the frustrated drivers held company management captive a few months ago while demanding their salaries. Police were called to rescue the management team.
Since then, some employees have been camping outside the companys premises day and night. Some of them have worked for the company since 2007. The concerned workers claim they discovered that the company withheld funds meant for UIF and Provident Fund. The drivers say they are unable to feed their families and service their debts.
"We are camping here day and night, and no one is attending to us. We have debts and we cant afford to pay for our kids to go to school, this month we will not get paid at all," says one driver.
