Trade unions in South Africa have announced they will embark on a national strike due to the lack of personal protective equipment.

Footage from September 30 shows members of South Africa's largest trade union federation, COSATU, address the media.

COSATU will be handing over memorandums of demands on October 7 to the City of Cape Town, the Western Cape Provincial Government as well as Parliament.

They will be protesting the lack of personal protective equipment, the failure of the government to address public transport issues affecting workers, the undermining of collective bargaining by the government in the public sector and issues of corruption within state institutions.

South Africa’s largest trade union federation, COSATU, at its Western Cape office in Salt River, announced its intention to embark on a national strike on 7 October 2020.

The media were addressed by Malvern Du Bruyn, the federation’s Western Cape Provincial Secretary.

COSATU will be handing over memorandums of demands on 7 October to the City of Cape Town, the Western Cape Provincial Government as well as Parliament.

They will be protesting the lack of personal protective equipment, the failure of government to address public transport issues affecting workers, the undermining of collective bargaining by government in the public sector and issues of corruption within state institutions.