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The Congress of South African Trade Unions calls for an investigation of the owner of Multi Aircraft Services, Mr Sandro Strimer, who is accused of using racial insults against his employees. The Sowetan newspaper today reported of an employee, who ended up quitting his job after suffering racial abuse at the ends of his employer, Mr Strimer. The department of labour, police and the Human Rights Commission should investigate this case and take appropriate steps against the alleged perpetrator.

As a society , we need to actively campaign and push back against these close minded bigots , who think South Africa is a zoo , where they can pursue their racist agenda without any consequences. We are also calling for the boycott of his business, Multi Aircraft Services. He should be named and shamed for his vulgar , bigoted and incendiary language and bullying of workers.

COSATU calls on all South Africans to take it upon themselves to expose and speak out against racism. We also warn all white supremacists that if they continue to visit upon people things they cannot bear, it will all end up in tears. No one should be allowed to grant himself a social licence to spew their prejudiced venom on innocent workers and end up compromising their livelihoods.

Those architects of decay, who are rejecting change in this country, are welcome to leave, but they will not be allowed to violate our laws, insult black people and spit in the graves of those ,who paid the ultimate prize in the fight against racial oppression in this country. All those, who continue to idealise or are nostalgic about the criminal past that is represented by the racist apartheid regime, have a choice to make. They either change their attitudes or will have to find another corner of the world, where such barbarism is tolerated.

COSATU reiterates its position that without any fundamental change in the economic structure of the economy as whole, and without a change in the ownership patterns of the economy , the fight against racism will be a lost cause. Black people will continue to be victimised because of their socio-economic status. The fight against racism starts with the fight for economic emancipation of  the black majority.



Issued by COSATU