Overworked And Underpaid: A Kellogg Tolaram Exposé

Imagine being paid 50 cents to load a 50kg bag of flour. Imagine working on weekends, doing the heavy lifting, moving up and down a massive factory the whole day; only to get less than R2000. The Kellogg’s factory was stripped down in South Africa and reassembled in Swaziland, all in the name of cheap labour. Is this exploitation in opportunity’s clothing? Bemanti News compiled a report.

 


The Taste of Justice



Middle management gets paid less than R10 000 after taxes. Factory floor workers are known to make just over R1000, despite having to bend over backward for this highly profitable company. In some cases, employees will find themselves working Sunday to Sunday, just to make ends meet. Have they no conscience? Did the company choose to set up shop in the kingdom because of how docile emaSwati are known to be?

 

The Asians at the top of the Kellogg Tolaram food chain live very comfortable lives. Our sources indicate that the company spends close to E30 000 renting a single house for a few of them to live in. They even have their own housekeeper, courtesy of the company.  Meanwhile, the bottom-feeders fend for their measly existence, with some of them giving up the majority of their pay just to cover necessities like rent and food.

 

Brutal Noodles


It was marketed as a saving grace for the kingdom’s dismal economy.  Young emaSwati have been given a chance to put food on the table, all thanks to KT; but what at what cost? We can only wonder how long things will remain the same. Perhaps the extension of the production line will make things better for everyone, we can only speculate. For now, all we know is that their workers are being overworked and underpaid.


What do you think needs to be done about what’s happening at KT? Is the Minister of Commerce Manqoba Khumalo aware of what’s going on at the place he so willingly graces with his presence from time to time? Should all Kellogg’s products be boycotted in response to this revelation? Share with a comrade, leave a spicy comment below, and FOLLOW FOR MORE BEMANTI NEWS!


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  1. Unknown30 September 2021 at 00:04

    Its the caputalism system of governance that has brought all the sweatshops we can ever think of the country.

    Maximizing profits at the expense of the defenseless citizens. The government department responsible is well aware, because they are also involved in the publishing of the wages gazette.

    We are on our own until we decide to put this madness to a stop.

    Down with the capitalist!

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  2. Lethu1 October 2021 at 07:40

    How heartless. Let's boycott their products if this issue isn't rectified soon.

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