The Jordanian women fighting for labour rights
When Dina Saad attended a job fair in Jordan’s busy capital of Amman, she was surprised to find that the vast majority of job seekers […]
Labour
Striking MyCiTi workers appear in court for public violence
The five workers who were arrested and charged for public violence appeared in Cape Town magistrate’s court on Thursday.
DMR and pension fund administrators come to Khayelitsha to trace unpaid beneficiaries
Ex-mineworkers in Cape Town are cautiously optimistic about getting monies owed to them by mining companies.
From the boardroom to the factory floor, trade union women say “nothing about us without us”
Last week, Equal Times published the Count Us In! Women leading change special report. Featuring case studies and interviews with women trade unionists from Angola […]
MyCiti workers storm Civic Centre
MyCiti bus project workers have been on an unprotected strike since the 15th of October to demand insourcing and equal pay for equal work.
Arrest of ZCTU leaders highlights continued repression of trade unions in Zimbabwe
On 16 November 2018, seven members of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) – including ZCTU Secretary General Japhet Moyo and ZCTU President Peter […]
Domestic workers want better working and living conditions
The International Domestic Worker Federation concluded its congress in Cape Town on Monday, 19 November.
Domestic worker unions urged to organise migrant workers
Domestic worker unions and organisations have gathered in Cape Town to talk about improving the working and living conditions of domestic workers around the world.
Striking MyCiti workers vow to continue the fight to be insourced
The striking workers are adamant that they will continue with the strike for insourcing that started in October.
France’s mental health professionals are on the verge of a breakdown
With a megaphone in one hand and leaflets in the other, Isabelle Bouligaud walks back and forth in front of a crowd of nurses and […]
MyCiti strikers meet with the City and political parties
The striking MyCiti workers today had their first meeting with the City of Cape Town and the Vehicle Operating Companies.
MyCiti workers vow to continue with strike
The striking by MyCiti project workers have been on strike for two weeks and there has been no negotiation with the outsourced companies or the City of Cape Town yet.
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