Durban – MK Party supporters brought traffic to a halt on Durban’s South Coast Road on Friday during a protest targeting businesses accused of employing undocumented foreigners.
Led by labour desk co-ordinator Bongumusa Mhlongo, the group said they were acting on community complaints about job scarcity and unfair labour practices, including low wages.
WATCH: The MK Party’s Labour Desk protest march in Clairwood in Durban. The party wants local companies to stop employing illegal immigrants. pic.twitter.com/2sWkka4jOX
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Logistics companies were singled out for allegedly hiring foreign drivers.
Some businesses closed pre-emptively ahead of the protest.
Public order and metro police monitored the march, which had a festive atmosphere with supporters singing struggle songs.
The MK Party Labour Desk is leading a protest in Clairwood in the south of Durban to force companies to stop hiring illegal immigrants and give jobs to South Africans.
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Mhlongo argued that unemployment fuels crime and corruption.
Similar actions took place in Pietermaritzburg, where MK Party members inspected factories accused of hiring undocumented foreigners.
Some protesters voiced frustration over job losses and union suppression in local companies.
MK protesting in Clairwood and surrounding areas against the employment of illegal foreigners. Expect traffic delays. pic.twitter.com/O43356rDzY
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Overall, the MK Party called for businesses in KwaZulu-Natal to prioritise hiring locals over foreign nationals.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
