[DEBATE] : SA - 350 000 public sector workers march yesterday

[Patrick Bond]

(This is warm-up for a big wage-related strike next week.)

 
MEDIA STATEMENT - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Friday, 25 May 2007

 

FINAL UPDATE ON THE WORKERS TURNOUT FOR PROVINCIAL MARCHES

 

This is the final update on the marches as reported  by the provinces. 
The union has surveyed three people on the ground at the same time as 
the marches unfolded. The first estimates were released at 13:45 pm today.

 

The following are the final estimates compiled from 15:40 to 16:00 when 
most marchers have submitted their memorandums to the employer:

 

More than 350,000 workers turnout for marches nationally. Majority of 
turnout were in Gauteng, Eastern, Mpumalanga, and Western Cape and 
Kwa-Zulu Natal and Limpopo and North West:

 

    * Gauteng - Tshwane:   Between 70,000 and  100,000
    * Western Cape - Cape Town: Between 40,000 and 45, 000
    * Mpumalanga - Nelspruit:  About 30,000 and 35,000
    * KZN - Pietermaritzburg':  The estimate is between 30,000 and 40,000.
    * Eastern Cape - Bisho, Umtata, Queenstown,and Kokstad: The estimate 
is 35,000
    * Limpopo - Polokwane.   The estimate is 30,000
    * Northwest - Mafikeing. The estimate is 35,000
    * Free State - QWa-Qwa and Bloemfontein. The estimate in 15,000
    * Northern Cape -Kimberly. The estimate is  10,000

 

Issued by NEHAWU Communications Department

 

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