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Eight years after the Ali Enterprises factory fire in Pakistan, victims and their families are still fighting for justice

22nd October 2020 Equal Times 0

On 22 September 2020, almost exactly eight years after Pakistan’s worst industrial fire officially killed 264 garments workers and injured over 60 others in the commercial capital […]

Home-based workers want protection

19th October 2020 Josie Abrahams 0

Heavily affected by the lockdown due to the covid-19 pandemic, home-based workers have not enjoyed what little relief government has provided.

Grooms dismissed from PE race course charge ward councillor for running security business from public office

13th October 2020 Joseph Chirume 0

Hysterical reports of the protest in the mainstream media claimed the dismissed grooms had stabbed and maimed horses.

Casual workers bearing the brunt of Covid-19 and lockdown

8th October 2020 Muzi Mzoyi 0

The pandemic has targeted the vulnerable in society, and the economic fallout is hurting the ‘precariat’ the most.

Federations unite against corruption, poverty and austerity

7th October 2020 Mzi Velapi Mandla Mnyakama Ramatamo Sehoai 0

On World Day For Decent Work, trade union federations in South Africa declared a national strike against the winds of austerity blowing out the national treasury.

YouTubers of the world, unite! – what happens when a grassroots, international creators’ movement and a traditional trade union join forces?

6th October 2020 Equal Times 0

Jörg Sprave built his first slingshot at the age of six but didn’t think of pursuing his hobby further until almost 40 years later. At […]

SAFTU promises rolling mass action

5th October 2020 Mzi Velapi 0

On World Day for Decent Work, trade union federations in South Africa will go on strike against austerity measures and pro-business economic policies.

Zimbabwe teachers resume strike on first day of schools reopening

30th September 2020 Christopher Mahove 0

The Public Service Commission announced that all civil servants will receive a top-up on their salaries but it does not match teachers’ salary demand.

The ongoing struggle to protect Guinea’s domestic workers

25th September 2020 Equal Times 0

On reaching the home where she was hired as a domestic worker, on 30 May 2020, in the Sangoya district in the upper suburbs of […]

Numsa pickets against human rights abuses in Zimbabwe

23rd September 2020 Mzi Velapi 0

International solidarity in a time of pandemic crises, courtesy of Numsa, sadly did not garner the media attention bestowed on the xenophobic Only One South Africa march in Pretoria.

Labour Court fees hike riles Zim unions

15th September 2020 Christopher Mahove 0

Labour Court fees are almost equivalent to the minimum wage which means that the majority of workers can’t afford to pay them.

ZCTU calls for stricter mine inspections as country records two accidents in a day

10th September 2020 Christopher Mahove 0

Mining unions in Zimbabwe blame the employer and poor inspections by the mining ministry for the deaths last week of two miners.

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