A Call for a Week of Informal Settlement’s Strike

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A Call for a Week of Informal Settlement’s Strike

ABAHLALI BASEMJONDOLO IS A COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION WHICH IS WORKING WITH MORE THAN 15 INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS WHITHIN CAPE, MOST OF THESE INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS ARE BASED AT KHAYELITSHA.

ON SATURDAY THE 11TH SEPTEMBER AT 15Hrs ABM WC IS GOING TO HAVE A MEETING WHICH IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE AT KHAYELITSHA OFFICES OF ABM AT QQ SECTION.

THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING IS TO MAKE A CALL FOR A WEEK OF INFORMAL SETTLEMENT STRIKE. WE ARE GOING TO IDENTIFY A WEEK OF THIS MONTH WHERE WE WOULD LIKE ALL INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS THROUGH OUT THE COUNTRY WHO ARE LIVING UNDER APPALLING CONDITIONS TO TAKE TO THE STREET FOR THE WHOLE WEEK WITH A VIEW TO SHOW OUR DISATISFACTIONS OF THE CONDITIONS IN WHICH WE ARE LIVING UNDER OFF.

WE HAVE SEEN MANY STRIKES TAKING PLACE WITHIN OUR COUNTRY FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS, FROM PUBLIC SECTOR TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR WHERE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING FOR THE WAGES. WE HAVE SEEN ALSO MANY PROTEST WHO HAVE BEEN STAGED BY POLITICAL PARTIES AGAINST EACH OTHER, SOCIAL MOVEMENTS, COMMUNITY BASED ORGANISATION, NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION AND LABOUR MOVEMENTS BUT WE HAVE NEVER EVER SEEN ANY STRIKE BY PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING AT INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS NATIONALLY AND THAT IS WHY ABAHLALI BASEMJONDOLO OF THE WESTERN CAPE IS CALLING FOR A WEEK OF NATIONAL STRIKE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING WITHIN INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS.

ALL COMMUNITIES WHO ARE NOT AFFILIATED TO ABAHLALI BASEMJONDOLO WESTERN CAPE BUT WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT THE CALL ARE INVITED TO JOIN US IN A MEETING ON SATURDAY AT 3:00 PM AT OUR OFFICES AT QQ INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS.

FOR DIRECTION PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE ADMIN AT 078 760 5246 AND FOR COMMENTS PLEASE CALL MZONKE PONI AT 073 2562 036

A call for a week of informal settlement strike
UPDATE ON A MEETING HELD AT ABM WC OFFICE

THE MEETING THAT WAS HELD AT QQ SECTION, ABM WC OFFICES ON THE 11TH SEPTEMBER (SATURDAY) WHERE MORE THAN 15 INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS ATTENDED THE MEETING.

AND THE MEETING RESOLVED THAT

1. A MEMORANDUM MUST BE WRITTEN TO THE MINISTER OF HUMAN SETTLEMENT TOKYO SEXWALE .

Ø A MEMORUNDUM BE WRITTEN ALSO TO MEC FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENTS BONGINGOSI MADIKIZELA

Ø AND A LAST MEMORUNDUM BE WRITTEN TO CITY OF CAPE TOWN MAYOR DAN PLATO

2. IT WAS ALSO RESOLVED THAT A MASS RALLY MUST BE HELD AT VE INFORMAL SETTLEMENT ON THE 25TH SEPTEMBER 2010 AT 11:AM AS A BUILD UP ACTIVITY TOWARDS THE WEEK OF INFORMAL SETTLEMENT STRIKE

3. AND IT WAS ALSO RESOLVED THAT AFTER THE WEEK OF INFORMAL SETTLEMENT STRIKE A COLLECTIVE ACTION OR JOINT ACTION MUST BE IMPLEMENTED AND IT WAS AGREED THAT THE MUCH TO PARLAMENT MUST TAKE PLACE.

FOR COMENT CONTACT MZONKE PONI ABM WC CHAIRPERSON AT 073 2562 036 OR VUYANI NTONTELA 071 113 6764 OR XOLANI QONDANI 073 117 8782

OR MTHOBELI QONA 076 875 9533