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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.

Farmworkers tell of poor working and living conditions

17th October 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

The fact that farmworkers work the land under working and living conditions that have not changed since the Western Cape strike of 2012 should be […]

Farmworkers’ organisations demand “real ethical standards and trading” from wine monopolies

23rd September 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

The quantity and quality of wine available in Scandinavia is strictly controlled by the governments and tenders are issued for wine producers.

Shoprite uses private paramilitary security to intimidate workers

20th September 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

A heavy security presence has marked the Cape Town leg of a strike by Transpharm workers, led by the General Industrial Workers Union of South […]

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