由南非港口和铁路工人发动的罢工星期一进入第二周。与此同时，围绕加薪的谈判仍陷于僵局。
两个罢工工会，南非运输工会和南非全国铁路与港口工会说，他们已经降增加工资15%的要求降低到13%。他们说，资方国营运输公司“运输网络”不肯让步，只同意加薪11%。
罢工已经影响到南非金属和水果出口，经济学家称，如果罢工再持续下去，可能会损害这个国家的经济。
这两个工会成员星期一分别在南非客运铁路运输局举行罢工。运输局关闭了所有通勤火车服务，迫使两百万南非人寻找其他上班途径。
工会要求铁路铁路局给工人加薪16%，并要求当局放弃削减补贴和加班费的计划。
A strike by South African port and railroad workers entered its second week Monday as talks on a pay increase remained deadlocked.
The two striking unions, Satawu and Utatu, say they have lowered their demands for a wage hike from 15 to 13 percent. They say the national transport company, Transnet, is holding firm at 11 percent.
The strike has affected South African exports of metal and fruit, and economists say it may hurt the country’s economy if it goes on much longer.
The two unions began a separate strike Monday at South Africa’s Passenger Rail Agency. The agency in turn shut down all commuter rail services, forcing two million South Africans to find other ways to get to work.
The unions are demanding a 16-percent pay hike from the rail agency, and also want it to drop plans to reduce allowances and overtime pay.