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Cartrack under fire following death of employee Gcina Dhladhla

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Calls for accountability are mounting following the death of Gcina Dhladhla, an employee at Cartrack.

The vehicle tracking company has once again come under scrutiny over allegations of poor working conditions.

The 29-year-old call centre employee passed away after the company reportedly denied her sick leave despite her submitting two medical certificates detailing her condition.

It is alleged that Dhladhla, who had worked for the company for nearly two years, collapsed in the a workplace bathroom and was later discovered by a colleague.

The ANC Youth League has since opened a case against the tracking company at the Rosebank Police Station.

The youth wing’s regional spokesperson, Oscar Kanyane, says Cartrack is synonymous with mistreating young black employees.

“This is not the first time we hear of the unfair treatment of Cartrack, particularly to young people, because you’d know that Cut-Rec employs quite a high volume of young people. That in itself is supposed to be good but it’s serving as a curse at the moment.

“They’ve been mistreating young people there and we are not surprised actually that such a thing happened at that specific office, because you can track this for many months and years that a lot of mistreatment in that office has been happening.

“Young people have been reporting on social media. Even now, as we speak there is an uproar of young people, former employees, colleagues, and family members who are complaining about things that they know have happened in that office.”

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    Cartrack under fire following death of employee Gcina Dhladhla Lindiwe Mpanza

Meanwhile, the National Youth Unemployment Movement (NYUM) leader, Lindokuhle Yende, says Dhladhla’s death is a painful reminder that the dignity, health and lives of workers should never be treated as negotiable.

“No employee should ever be forced to choose between their health and their job. No family should ever receive the devastating news that their loved one died while trying to fulfil their work responsibilities. Workplaces exist to build lives, not end them.”

Yende has called on the company to launch a fully transparent and independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding Dhladhla’s passing.

“We also call on the Department of Employment and Labour and the Compensation Fund to act with urgency, to enforce workplace health and safety laws with the same seriousness applied in mines and factories, and to ensure that employees who report illness are treated with care, dignity, and urgency. Support and counselling must also be provided to colleagues and family members affected by this incident.

“Young people across South Africa already face immense challenges in accessing employment,” Yende added.

The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) has also weighed in on the matter, calling for an urgent inspection of working conditions at the Cartrack’s Rosebank offices and protection for employees who come forward with information on workplace conditions.

The union’s, Newton Masuku, says the tragedy is made even more painful by questions about whether Dhladhla’s death could have been prevented.

Written by: Lindiwe Mpanza

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