UCT won’t bow to pressure from outsourced workers demanding jobs

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The disruption meant students could not get food in campus cafeterias and had to be given vouchers.

The University of Cape Town says it will not tolerate further disruptions by a group of people not employed by it, but who have protested on its campus wanting the institution to give them jobs.

The institution is, however, unable to address their demands as they are employed by independent business entities outside of the university, he said. On Tuesday and Wednesday the group entered several UCT buildings, including kitchens and classrooms, and instructed staff and students to leave the buildings, resulting in several classes being abandoned, he added.

“These disruptions have a negative impact on our academic programme. In addition, the disruption of classes places additional stress on staff and students to catch up and in some cases may lead to a situation where a student or a class may not be able to finish their academic commitments successfully. This is not acceptable,” it said.

 

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