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| S Africa strike hits stadium work | |
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| Some 70,000 construction workers in South Africa have gone on strike, halting work on stadiums being built for the 2010 World Cup. | Some 70,000 construction workers in South Africa have gone on strike, halting work on stadiums being built for the 2010 World Cup. |
| Unions are threatening to wreck the tournament if their demands for a 13% wage increase are not met. | Unions are threatening to wreck the tournament if their demands for a 13% wage increase are not met. |
| Organisers say they are confident the grounds will still be ready unless the strike continues for months. | Organisers say they are confident the grounds will still be ready unless the strike continues for months. |
| A court on Monday rejected a request from the employers to declare the indefinite strike illegal. | A court on Monday rejected a request from the employers to declare the indefinite strike illegal. |
| The BBC's Mpho Lakaje in Soweto says scores of workers are outside Soccer City stadium wearing blue overalls and brandishing sticks. | The BBC's Mpho Lakaje in Soweto says scores of workers are outside Soccer City stadium wearing blue overalls and brandishing sticks. |
| "We are struggling for our country," they chanted after downing their tools at midday. | "We are struggling for our country," they chanted after downing their tools at midday. |
| Map of stadiums | Map of stadiums |
| At present most of the workers are being paid the equivalent of 2,500 rand ($310; £192) a month. | |
| The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), whose members include construction workers, has rejected the 10% wage increase offer from employers. | The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), whose members include construction workers, has rejected the 10% wage increase offer from employers. |
| South Africa passes World Cup test World Cup: One year to go | South Africa passes World Cup test World Cup: One year to go |
| Protesters outside Durban's Moses Mabhida stadium were forced to disperse because their application to protest was turned down, the South African Press Association reports. | Protesters outside Durban's Moses Mabhida stadium were forced to disperse because their application to protest was turned down, the South African Press Association reports. |
| Before they left, NUM representative Bhekani Ngcobo told workers the union would make sure that no temporary labourers were employed. | Before they left, NUM representative Bhekani Ngcobo told workers the union would make sure that no temporary labourers were employed. |
| Six entirely new stadiums are being built for the World Cup, while four are being modernised. | Six entirely new stadiums are being built for the World Cup, while four are being modernised. |
| Correspondents say if the strike continues of greater concern will be projects such as the high-speed rail link between the airport and Johannesburg, scheduled to be operational just two weeks before the tournament starts. | Correspondents say if the strike continues of greater concern will be projects such as the high-speed rail link between the airport and Johannesburg, scheduled to be operational just two weeks before the tournament starts. |
| This is the first time the football World Cup will be hosted in Africa. | This is the first time the football World Cup will be hosted in Africa. |
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