NUMSA-affiliated workers stage protest at Denel over wage increase

JOHANNESBURG - National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA)-affiliated workers at Denel are staging a protest outside their headquarters on Wednesday, calling for a 7% wage increase. 

They have been demanding a salary increase for the past five years, with no success. 

The union is expected to meet with the management of Denel for negotiations.   

NUMSA said it decided to lead a march to Denel after it agreed to a wage increase earlier this year, but did not follow through. 

Spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola said Denel is now proposing an inflation-based increase instead. 

"Our members are demanding that the members of the board of Denel an increase that has long been promised to workers for five financial years, workers have not received a single increase."

Hlubi said they hope the meeting will yield positive results.