A five-week strike by workers who produce baked goods for Pick n Pay appeared to end on Monday. "We are supposed to work 40 hours [per week], but [work] two [hours] more every day." According to Pick n Pay representatives, the facility, owned by the grocery chain, was set up as a Black Economic Empowerment initiative through which several independent bakeries employ labourers on site. David North, Group Executive of Strategy and Corporate Affairs at Pick n Pay, said that the issue is a wage dispute between independent bakeries and their employees. As the strike wrapped up its fifth week, workers began to feel the effects of more than a month's lost wages, putting pressure on a settlement.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 04, 2017 08:26 UTC