Demonstrators wearing a t-shirt of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) take part in a national strike called by South African Federation of Trade Unions SAFTU against a government proposed minimum wage in Johannesburg.

Demonstrators wearing a t-shirt of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) take part in a national strike called by South African Federation of Trade Unions SAFTU against a government proposed minimum wage in Johannesburg.

Thousands of workers take part in a national strike called by the country's second largest labour union (South African Federation of Trade Unions SAFTU) against a government proposed minimum wage in Johannesburg.

A demonstrator holds a placard reading "yes to land expropriation without compensation" as thousands of workers take part in a national strike called by the country's second largest labour union (South African Federation of Trade Unions SAFTU) against a government proposed minimum wage in Johannesburg.