Sex worker by trade: how far do human rights go?
“The domestic workers managed to do it.” This is the slogan behind the sex workers’ campaign for an International Labour Organization (ILO) resolution establishing the […]
Labour
Life gets even tougher for dismissed Shoprite workers
The case against 7 Shoprite workers who were dismissed after they took tips from customers has been postponed for further investigation. The retail company not only lay criminal charges of theft against the workers but dismissed them as well.
Thousands of outraged “slackers” protest against Macron’s labour law reforms
Without a minute’s hesitation, Cathy Le Gac swapped her nurse’s frock for a leather jacket and a good pair of walking shoes. She, together with […]
Cheap labour versus robots, who will sew the clothes of the future?
The t-shirt you are going to buy next month is probably being made at this very moment. It could be that a woman of about […]
Despite migration ban, Indonesian domestic workers still face forced labour and abuses in the Gulf
“I had only been at my employer’s house for a week and was hit and slapped repeatedly,” says Bu Tayem, a former domestic worker in […]
Can union organising help save Nigeria’s textile industry?
Funke Omoniyi Johnson is the founder of Mama Tee Fashion and Saidat Taiwo Oshodi is the proud owner of Sai Tai Enterprises Nigeria Limited. They […]
Radio feature on women in mining
The mining industry has been the backbone of the South African economy since gold was discovered over a century ago. Through colonial exploitative practices, the […]
Trade union accuses police of colluding with farmers
CSAAWU has accused the South African Police Services of colluding with farm owners when it comes to farmworkers laying charges against farmowners. This comes after a farmworker was taken to a deserted place and threatened with violence and death following a break-in at a farmer’s house in Paarl.
Uber driver still has “flashbacks” of acid attacks
Kgomotso Tiro, an Uber driver cannot believe he is alive to share his traumatic and life threatening experience. He has just been discharged from Helen Joseph Hospital. He spoke of how he narrowly missed death on the night of the 6th of August 2017 when an unknown assailant disguised as a passenger dragged him to an isolated place, poured him with an acid and set him alight.
Radio feature on women in trade unions in Africa
A radio feature on women’s participation and influence in trade unions on the continent. Produced by WWMP in 2014.
After Grenfell, the UK government faces urgent demands for more regulation and fewer fire service cuts
More than two months since one of the worst disasters in modern British history and the fallout from London’s Grenfell Tower fire continues to have […]
Careworkers demand better working conditions
Care workers are classified by their employers as volunteers and not employees. As such, the proposed minimum wage does not cover them. They get paid less than R2,000 a month. If they fall pregnant, women are forced to quit their jobs or take unpaid leave.
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