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Caught between military occupation and unemployment, Palestinians continue to work in the Israeli economy without full labour rights

27th November 2020 Equal Times 0

It is four in the morning and heavy rain washes the deserted alleys of the village of Al Midiah, west of Ramallah. A white minibus […]

Community healthcare workers march for a minimum wage of R12,500

26th November 2020 Lilita Gcwabe 0

As the outcry by thousands of care workers whose bodies continue to be on the frontline against covid-19 gets louder around the country, their conditions of work remain unchanged.

Dismissed workers not happy with CCMA outcome

24th November 2020 Joseph Chirume 0

The workers claim that the CCMA commissioner refused to accept their evidence.

Zimbabwean teachers’ struggle against poverty continues

20th November 2020 Christopher Mahove 0

Teachers’ unions in Zimbabwe have rejected the government’s latest offer to settle the dispute.

Bloody end as members cut ties with union

17th November 2020 Ramatamo Sehoai 0

The union called in thugs to assault members who had come to its offices to terminate their membership.

Community care workers on strike for permanent jobs

17th November 2020 Mandla Mnyakama 0

Community healthcare workers are on the frontline in the battle against the covid-19 pandemic, yet in the Eastern Cape are still ‘volunteers’.

Domestic workers caught between a rock and a hard place

10th November 2020 Jonathan Grossman 0

Covid-19 and lockdown have made working conditions for domestic worker worse.

Child labour rife in Zimbabwe

9th November 2020 Christopher Mahove 0

The high levels of poverty in Zimbabwe are pushing children into working to survive.

Trade unions and civil society are pushing for ambitious climate action in Scotland

5th November 2020 Equal Times 0

As Glasgow prepares to host COP26, the UN climate summit in November 2021, Scotland will take centre stage in the global power struggle surrounding if […]

Retail employees humiliated by boss’s daughter demand compensation

3rd November 2020 Joseph Chirume 0

Women employed by a prominent flower retail business in Port Elizabeth who were humiliated in September by the boss’s daughter want the company to compensate […]

In a time of global crises, waste workers are our unsung heroes

29th October 2020 Equal Times 0

If the global fight against Covid-19 made one thing clear, it is society’s complete dependency on essential workers, and the risks involved in these professions. […]

Education department mum on youth pay

28th October 2020 Ramatamo Sehoai 0

School patrollers and covid-19 brigades say they have not been paid for the past three months.

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