Thousands of Clover workers across the country have been on strike since the end of November last year. Striking workers want the company to stop plans for further retrenchments, factory closures, and salary cuts and they want dismissed workers reinstated. Two attempts at negotiations between Clover and the two unions representing workers have failed. This week the labour department is intervening to try to find a solution. For 14 years, Marriam Mamabolo has worked as a Clover merchandiser, packing and stocking the company’s dairy products in shops across Gauteng. Mamabolo’s household relies o…

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