South Africa has been warned.
A global coalition of organized labor converged this week on Pretoria, South Africa -- where a government office known as the Competition Tribunal is considering a mega-acquisition of MassMart by Wal-Mart that will reboot the...
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South Africa has been warned.
A global coalition of organized labor converged this week on Pretoria, South Africa -- where a government office known as the Competition Tribunal is considering a mega-acquisition of MassMart by Wal-Mart that will reboot the retail landscape of an entire continent. MassMart owns roughly 290 stores in 13 African nations, and has been described as "the perfect African entry vehicle" for Wal-Mart.
Queued up against the plan is the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), in alliance with the UNI Global Union, a worldwide umbrella union representing 20 million workers. They are all part of an Anti-Wal-Mart Coalition which includes the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers' Union (Saccawu), and the South African Clothing and Textile Workers' Union (Sactwu).
One of the most stark statements before the tribunal was presented by Sofia Scasserra, an economic advisor to the Argentine Federation of Commerce and Service Workers (FAECYS).
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