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Battling with mistrust and poor working conditions, health workers face a difficult fight against Ebola in DRC

15th November 2019 Equal Times 0

The handwashing and temperature reading stations set up in the most widely frequented places in Goma and on the roads leading to other urban centres […]

In Mexico, domestic workers are defending their labour and human rights

11th November 2019 Equal Times 0

A 2013 study by the International Labour Organization (ILO) found that there were at least 52 million domestic workers in the world, the majority of them women. […]

Looting mars De Doorns protest

8th November 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

Passing trucks get looted as the unemployed in De Doorns protest against unemployment and bribery for jobs on farms in the area.

In Zimbabwe, trade unionists, human rights activists and opposition politicians are under siege

4th November 2019 Equal Times 0

When Munashe Chirowamari left home on 11 October 2018 to join fellow trade unionists on a demonstration organised by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions […]

Cancelled pensions [3/3]: Simon Mahlangu and Johannes Mahlangu

1st November 2019 Open Secrets 0

The Ekurhuleni branch of the Unpaid Benefits Campaign arranged the interview with the Mahlangu brothers and other informants in KwaThema.

Cancelled pensions [2/3]: Tshidiso Matebese and Puleng Matebese

31st October 2019 Open Secrets 0

These are some of the testimonies from Look Beyond the Bottom Line, published
by Open Secrets. It profiles some of the informants of their research into the South African pension fund industry, unpaid benefits, and the unlawful cancellation of hundreds
of pension funds.

Cancelled pensions [1/3]: The case of Maria Mashiane

30th October 2019 Open Secrets 0

Meet some of the informants of a report by Open Secrets, The Bottom Line, that investigates the cancellation of pension and provident funds by fund administrators and the financial sector authority.

Can migrants, robots and retirees help to combat the demographic crisis in an ageing Japan?

28th October 2019 Equal Times 0

Turning 100 is no longer a novelty in Japan. Itsuko Inoue recently celebrated her 100th birthday, joining the ranks of Japan’s 71,000 centenarians. A native […]

Report reveals over R42-billion in unpaid benefits

23rd October 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

The massive theft of pensions should be called a crime, but because it has been perpetrated by corporate South Africa, it is put down to regulatory failure.

Are indigenous textile makers fashion’s latest victims?

21st October 2019 Equal Times 0

The Oma people, a small indigenous community in Laos, are the antithesis of the speed of today’s fashion industry. The streets of their small villages […]

Delegates say 4IR should not be used for profits

18th October 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

On the last day of the farmworkers conference at the UWC, the farmworkers warned against the use of technology for super-profits.

Farmworkers want government to take tough measures against farmers

17th October 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

Farmworkers’ organisations and labour unions at a farmworkers conference at UWC were not happy with the lack of a clear plan from Thulas Nxesi on how to deal with recalcitrant farmers.

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