{"id":7192,"date":"2022-06-07T13:30:55","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T13:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/shutdown-threatpublic-transport-operating-normally-employers-say-they-were-never-engaged"},"modified":"2022-06-07T15:09:02","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T15:09:02","slug":"shutdown-threatpublic-transport-operating-normally-employers-say-they-were-never-engaged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/shutdown-threatpublic-transport-operating-normally-employers-say-they-were-never-engaged","title":{"rendered":"SHUTDOWN THREAT:Public transport operating normally, employers say they were never engaged"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span>Public transport was operating normally on Tuesday morning in almost all the bus ranks around the country amid a shutdown threat announced by the Eswatini Kombis, Buses and Allied Workers Union(EKABAU) on Monday.<\/b><\/p>\n

Reached for comments,Sabelo Dlamini,the Secretary General of the Eswatini Local Kombis Association (ELKA) said there were not aware of any shutdown adding that their employees never engaged them on the issues they were complaining about.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are operating normally, our employees never engaged us on their grievances maybe we could have found ways to support them. We just saw in the media that they would be a shutdown,\u201dsaid the Secretary General of the Local Kombis Association.<\/p>\n

On another note, Muzi Nhleko, the founding member of the Eswatini Kombis, Buses and Allied Workers Union(EKABAU) when addressing the media on Monday said workers were demanding better working conditions including a salary increment among others.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Eswatini<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Eswatini. Public transport was operating normally on Tuesday morning in almost all the bus ranks around the country amid a shutdown threat announced by the Eswatini Kombis, Buses and Allied Workers Union(EKABAU) on Monday. 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