Calling Thatcher a prostitute insult sex workers: Numsa

Today, the Late Britain prime minister Magraret Thatcher was caricatured at the National Union Of Metalworkers of SA's bargaining conference in Pretoria.

Numsa's Second deputy president Christina Oliver, told members to refrain from referring to Thatcher as " the prostitute".

Saying, " It's an insult to sex workers. Using the word prostitute as a term of abuse is deeply offensive to sex workers, whose interests Numsa took to an interest in arguing for, " she said.

"It implies that  they are collectively at par with the reactionary Thatcher than members of the working class. So, comrade [from] KZN [Kwazulu-Natal] may you use another word when you refer to Margaret Thatcher".

Olivier's remark was visited with laughter and applause from the members.