Six hundred workers were dismissed by the retail giant following a 10-day strike that the workers embarked on over failed wage negotiations. Two hundred workers have also been suspended.
After months of negotiations through the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), workers affiliated to the South African Catering, Commercial and Allied Workers Union (Saccawu) are expected to picket at Makro stores countrywide.
It s day four of the protected stay-away by Saccawu members, who re demanding wage increases, an end to mass retrenchments and improved labour practices.