[male vocals] THE
CITY
WE
BUILD
MUST
WORK
FOR
US
Aweh
workers...
This
is
for
every
worker...
The
cleaners.
The
teachers.
The
nurses.
The
drivers.
The
domestic
workers.
The
security
guards.
The
municipal
workers.
The
factory
workers.
The
construction
workers.
The
EPWP
workers.
The
informal
traders.
The
workers
who
keep
this
city
alive.
Four
in
the
morning
before
the
sun
can
rise,
We're
already
awake
with
sleep
still
in
our
eyes.
A
kiss
for
the
children
before
we
walk
away,
Praying
we'll
return
safely
at
the
end
of
the
day.
Dark
streets.
Taxi
ranks.
Train
stations.
Every
journey
carries
fear.
Too
many
workers
robbed.
Too
many
assaulted.
Too
many
never
make
it
home.
No
one
should
risk
their
life
Just
to
earn
an
honest
living.
We
build
this
city.
This
city
must
work
for
us.
Safe
communities.
Decent
work.
Affordable
transport.
Reliable
public
services.
Homes
close
to
where
we
work.
People
before
profit.
Let's
unite.
Let's
not
split
our
vote.
Together
we
can
build
a
city
That
works
for
working
people.
Hours
on
the
road
before
the
working
day
begins.
Taxi
to
bus.
Bus
to
train.
Train
to
work.
Apartheid
drew
these
city
lines,
Yet
we're
still
paying
with
our
time,
Our
wages,
Our
families,
Our
lives. Th3
DA
failed
to:
Build
affordable
homes
close
to
jobs.
Build
reliable
buses
and
trains.
A
worker's
life
should
not
be
spent
Travelling
to
survive.
We
build
the
roads,
But
dodge
potholes
at
home.
We
clean
the
city,
While
dumping
grows
in
our
communities.
We
keep
the
lights
on,
But
struggle
to
pay
electricity.
We
fix
the
city,
While
our
own
neighbourhoods
wait.
Blocked
drains.
Flooded
streets.
Overflowing
sewage.
Broken
pavements.
We
deserve
better.
Our
children
deserve
better.
We
build
this
city.
This
city
must
work
for
us.
Safe
communities.
Affordable
transport.
Affordable
housing.
Reliable
services.
People
before
profit.
Workers
before
exploitation.
Yesterday
permanent.
Today
retrenched.
Tomorrow
outsourced.
The
same
work.
Lower
wages.
Fewer
benefits.
Less
security.
Labour
brokers
profit.
Working
families
pay
the
price.
A
worker
is
not
disposable.
An
injury
to
one...
Is
an
injury
to
all!
Who
creates
the
wealth?
We
do!
Who
keeps
the
economy
alive?
We
do!
Who
builds
the
city?
We
do!
Our
labour
creates
the
wealth.
Our
communities
must
share
in
it.
Not
hunger
beside
abundance.
Not
poverty
beside
privilege.
Not
luxury
beside
overcrowded
homes.
The
DA
and
its
masters
profit
when
workers
are
divided.
They
profit
when
communities
compete.
They
profit
when
race
divides
us.
They
profit
when
fear
divides
us.
But
working
people
know...
United
we
bargain.
United
we
organise.
United
we
vote.
United
we
build.
United
we
win.
We
build
this
city.
Now
let
this
city
work
for
us.
Safe
streets.
Decent
work.
Affordable
homes.
Affordable
transport.
Strong
public
services.
Shared
prosperity.
Let's
unite.
Let's
not
split
our
vote.
Let's
elect
leaders
Who
stand
with
workers.
Who
invest
in
people.
Who
build
communities.
Who
share
the
wealth
our
labour
creates.
Because...
We
build
the
city
everyone
depends
on.
The
city
must
now
work
for
us.
A
worker's
dignity
is
non-negotiable.
An
injury
to
one...
Is
an
injury
to
all!