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 […]
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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.
MyCiti workers to “intensify the strike”
The City of Cape Town says it will seek a court interdict against the “violent, EFF-led” striking workers.
MyCiti workers go on a wildcat strike
The wildcat strike by workers under the MyCiti project in Cape Town is not resolved and will continue into a third day.
Informal economies are diverse: South African policies need to recognise this
South Africa is currently mulling over ideas and agreements that recently came out of a two-day jobs summit. The country is losing the battle against […]
SAB workers searching for their money17 years after unfair dismissal
Former SAB workers and widows of those who have since passed on are searching for their provident fund benefits after their unfair dismissal in 2001.
NEHAWU consulting members to end SASSA strike
SASSA officials in Khayelitsha joined the nationwide strike calling for suspension of the biometric enrollment system.
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