Some Pikitup contract employees have downed tools. (Simone Kley/Netwerk24)
Residents in Johannesburg have been warned that refuse collection may be delayed further after a two-day strike.
Workers contracted to Pikitup have accused the City of Johannesburg's waste management entity of exploiting them for poor pay, and selling jobs to contractors.
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