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Durban - Angry and hoping against hope. That was the mood among World Cup stadium security guards in Durban who on Thursday heard they had been fired.
“We have been fired. I am angry and I believe it was wrong of us to strike," said Gugu Dlamini.
"It is sad that they have fired us. I thought that they would allow us to continue working.”
Dlamini was in Stamford Hill Road at the offices of Stallion Security, the company which hired 2 000 people as guards for Moses Mabhida Stadium during the World Cup. It was not clear how many of them were fired.
No union
The guards were there to collect their wages on Thursday and were asked to hand in their company uniforms. They went on strike on Monday over low wages, and were replaced by police officers.
“It is amazing how easy it is to lose a job. I believe that we should have continued to work while negotiations were taking place,” Dlamini said.
Thandi Mthembu said the situation could have been sorted out if they had a union representing them.
“The strike was led by people who had no knowledge. We had no representatives who held talks with the employers. The only thing we did was to protest the whole day.”
Mthembu also accused Stallion Security of failing to handle their grievances professionally.
“They failed to clarify why people earned different wages. The contracts we signed also did not say how much we would earn.”
Stallion was not immediately available for comment.
“We have been fired. I am angry and I believe it was wrong of us to strike," said Gugu Dlamini.
"It is sad that they have fired us. I thought that they would allow us to continue working.”
Dlamini was in Stamford Hill Road at the offices of Stallion Security, the company which hired 2 000 people as guards for Moses Mabhida Stadium during the World Cup. It was not clear how many of them were fired.
No union
The guards were there to collect their wages on Thursday and were asked to hand in their company uniforms. They went on strike on Monday over low wages, and were replaced by police officers.
“It is amazing how easy it is to lose a job. I believe that we should have continued to work while negotiations were taking place,” Dlamini said.
Thandi Mthembu said the situation could have been sorted out if they had a union representing them.
“The strike was led by people who had no knowledge. We had no representatives who held talks with the employers. The only thing we did was to protest the whole day.”
Mthembu also accused Stallion Security of failing to handle their grievances professionally.
“They failed to clarify why people earned different wages. The contracts we signed also did not say how much we would earn.”
Stallion was not immediately available for comment.
