South Africa: three-year agreement in the industry

neering Industry Federation of South Africa (SEIFSA, the steel employers’ organization) and several unions (NUMSA, Solidarity, UASA the Union, CEPPWAWU, MEWUSA and SAEWA) signed a three-year agreement. Signed under the aegis of the Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council (MEIBC), the agreement put an end to two weeks of tough strike. Now, the parties are waiting for the decree of extension but the National Employers Association of South Africa (NEASA), which didn’t sign the agreem