Striking Nestlé workers adamant to continue with action
The global foods corporation is accused by the union of racism and unfair labour practices across all its operations in the country.
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Workers angered by ruling in favour of a sexual harassment accused
The magistrate made her ruling without allowing for cross examination of the accused..
In the United States, the digital giants are baring their claws against emerging support for trade unions
A little grey letterbox could lead to huge changes for employees at Amazon’s Bessemer warehouse in Alabama. On 9 April, workers at the site overwhelmingly voted […]
Justice delayed again for assaulted farmworker
Violence on South African farms is endemic and farmworkers all too commonly are the victims.
Public inquiry into the RDM explosion
Peace activist and country coordinator for World Beyond War, Terry Crawford- Browne, kept a diary of the inquiry into the explosion that happened in September 2018 at the Rheinmetall Denel Munition. These are his notes.
Families of slain Rheinmetall workers say the company is responsible
The explosion at the munitions plant in Macassar in the Western Cape took place in September 2018, taking the lives of eight workers and injuring one other.
Joburg wastepickers against “recycling levy”
The formalisation of recycling in Joburg city looks to sideline the people who have been doing the work informally all along.
Cape Town firefighters suspended for demanding fair jobs
Cape Town firefighters say that they are expected to put out fires while facing disciplinary action, and that they are exhausted and stressed.
Covid-19 makes a bad situation worse for agricultural migrant workers in Canada
Maria Lopez begged to get time off to go to church for Christmas. She had worked for months as a packer in a greenhouse in […]
EPWP workers in East London demand better working conditions
The EPWP workers have vowed to fight until their demands are met.
On the road with Côte d’Ivoire’s cocoa beans
It’s 8.40pm. A strong wind blows across the dark night sky, whistling through the large trees that protrude from the canopy formed by cocoa trees. […]
A year of lockdown in pictures
On day 378 of the national lockdown, Elitsha looks back at the past twelve months and the pictures we took.
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