Know your status and fight
Mirriam Makhalamele
History was written on February 24 when Numsa and the Solidarity Centre visited Graftech in Numsa's Sedibeng region to provide education on Aids and to encourage everyone to be tested.From 7am representatives of Numsa and the Solidarity Centre were there to pass on the message:
"If you love and protect them know your status and fight," the Solidarity Centre's Kuki Ndlovu told the workers. "Never trust anybody but yourself." Placards read "be faithful, be tested and unionised". Workers came one department after the other to be tested, black and white side by side.
Aids knows no colour, age or gender.Dwenarain Rajen, the company's human resources manger and the Numsa shop steward chairperson, Mohale Maake, took the lead in ensuring that this mission is accomplished. Maake lined up first to be tested followed by 116 other workers that tested that day.
This is regarded as a breakthrough in the company. The struggle against HIV/Aids has begun. The remaining workforce is scheduled to be tested on a later date. A number of other Numsa companies will also be covered in the joint project between Numsa and the Solidarity Centre.
Yazi isimo sakhoUMohale Maake, oyishop steward yakwaGraftech esifundeni sikaNumsa saseSedibeng, wakhombisa ubuholi obunohlonze ngokuba ngowokuqala ekuhlolelweni iNgculazi enkampanini yakhe. Bayi-117 sebebonke abasebenzi abahlolwa ngalolo suku.Ukuhlolwa kwabo kuyingxenye yeprojekthi yeNumsa, ibambisene neSolidarity Centre, yokuzama ukuthi amalunga eNumsa nemindeni yawo asazi isimo sawo ukuze akwazi ukunqoba iNgculazi.
Ken jou status en veg terugMohale Maake, vloerbeampte by Graftech in Numsa se Sedibeng-streek het die voorbeeld gestel toe hy die eerste een by sy maatskappy was om ‘n Vigstoets te neem. Altesaam 117 werkers is op daardie dag getoets.Die toetsing is deel van Numsa se projek in samewerking met die Solidariteitsentrum om te probeer om Numsa-lede en hulle familielede sover te kry om hulle status te ken sodat hulle Vigs kan oorkom.
Tseba boemo ba hao mme o lwaneMohale Maake, eo e leng shop steward mane Graftech lebatoweng la Numsa la Sedibeng o ne a etella a le ka pele jwalo ka ha e bile yena wa ho qala wa ho etsa diteko tsa AIDS khampaning ya hae. Le ha ho bile le basebetsi ba 117 ba entseng diteko letsatsing leo.Diteko ke karolo ya projeke ya Numsa le Solidarity Centre ho leka ho etsa hore ditho tsa Numsa le ba malapa a bona ba tsebe boemo ba bona hore ba tle ba kgone ho fenya AIDS.
Source
Numsa News
