7% wage increase, R80 meal allowance: Inside Fawu demands for Heineken workers
“Ultimately, the union remained with only its principal demand of a 7% wage increase and the revised meal allowance demand.”The Food and Allied Workers’ Union (Fawu) is pushing for a better wage increase for Heineken workers, with the South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) throwing its full support behind the union’s demands.
Demands for Heineken workers The union is demanding a 7% across-the-board wage increase, backdated to 1 February 2026 for the legacy Sedibeng Brewery and 1 April 2026 for the legacy Distell operations.
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