SA man living in Canada shows us how they collect refuse
All quite fitting considering the waste collection and street sweeping services around eThekwini will be interrupted until further notice...
This story is a real eye opener when it comes to the way our country operates in comparison to others.
A video that has been making its rounds on social media shows how refuse collection works in Canada.
The video was taken by a South African who lives in Canada. Let's just say this was perfect timing considering the illegal work stoppage that was announced this week by eThekwini Municipality workers.
The video shows the man videoing the refuse collector picking up people's garbage from the street side.
The woman is a solo act, she drives and collects the garbage off the curbside all by herself and it seems to be working quite efficiently.
It is quite shocking considering how there is generally anywhere between three to five individuals who come on our bin trucks to collect our refuse.
Check out the video below, courtesy of Facebook.
After the announcement of the unofficial strike, the "city requested that residents and businesses keep refuse bags and bins inside their properties until the situation is resolved. At the beginning of August, the city cut overtime by 50%." (MSN)
Since the recent overtime budget cuts, many workers have committed to an illegal go-slow. Now we are all for freedom of speech, and wanting to stand up for what you believe in, but where is the line? After all, this is just a way of trying to curb the amount spent on overtime and create more job opportunities.
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"The Mercury reported that one DSW employee managed to triple his salary when he claimed more than 208 hours of overtime pay in one month. The general worker’s claim was above his normal working hours of 160 hours a month. According to the report the general worker’s salary, which is about R10 000 a month, went up by an extra R20 000." (MSN)
That is madness on another level. Firstly, that could easily be someone else's salary and, secondly, are all those hours legitimatised in some way?
Image Courtesy of Facebook