Numsa members and Danny Glover to hold a picket outside the Japanese Embassy tomorrow Tuesday 04 June 2013

Members of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) will hold a picket outside the Japanese Embassy tomorrow Tuesday June 04, 2013, 259 Baines Street, Cnr Oerder Street, Groenkloof, City of Tshwane, Gauteng province.

The picket is part of a global campaign jointly led by the Automobile Workers Union of America (UAW) and Numsa, to raise awareness about the civil rights abuses at Nissan Mississippi.

The picket will be to call on Japanese owned car manufacturer Nissan (1) to stop the anti-union bashing in Mississippi and treat workers with dignity and respect; (2) Nissan continuously denies workers in the Canton plant a fair union election; (3) Nissan has intimidated workers who are interested in having a union, even though it is their right to choose for themselves; (4) Nissan refuses to allow workers to hear both sides of the issue before making a decision; (5) Provide permanent jobs for all Nissan workers.

Nissan employs a high percentage of temporary workers who for years receive less pay, limited benefits and have no job security.

The pickets will be addressed by US actor DANNY GLOVER and Numsa 2nd Deputy President CHRISTINE OLIVIER. The details are as follows:

DATE: Tuesday June 4, 2013
TIME: 13H00
VENUE: Japanese Embassy, 259 Baines Street, (Cnr Frans Oerder Street), Groenkloof, City of Tshwane, Gauteng province

Members of the media are hereby invited to attend and report.

Contact:

Castro Ngobese
National Spokesperson – 081 011 1137