South Africa's steel and engineering sector body says the decision by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) to down tools indefinitely in October could lead to a situation that's worse than's 2014 four-week strike that cost the economy R6-billion. Numsa secretary general Irvin Jim said on Tuesday that its membership opted to embark on a strike from October 5, after wage talks in the steel and engineering sector failed to reach a resolution.
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