Public sector workers protested for higher salaries in Pretoria on 22 November 2022. Photo: Supplied/Saftu
South African workers are overworked, indebted, and underpaid.
This was the general view of the country's trade unions as the Workers' Day is commemorated on Monday.
This year's public holiday was preceded by one of the largest public sector strikes in years, which pitted the government against workers who sought a decisive wage increase.
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