Kenya’s private guards gain security through union organising
Private security guard John Wafula spends his 12-hour work day on the look out for anything that could harm visitors to the Nation Centre building […]
Labour
Cosatu marches against state capture and hits back at critics
After much criticism on their silence and failure to participate in previous public demonstrations against state capture and corruption, the Congress of the South African Trade Unions and its affiliates finally came out to make their voices heard.
Cosatu march in East London demands action against state capture and corruption
“If Zuma will not go, we are prepared to fight. Our country cannot be run by one family.” These were the words of the SACP Deputy Secretary Chris Mathlako in front of the East London City Hall on Wednesday.
Cosatu march in Cape Town: “Zuma and Zille are the same”
“They both got money from the Guptas, but Zille claims she took it back but we know how she can lie.” According to Ehrenreich both President Zuma and Western Cape Premier Helen Zille have used state resources to get their sons into business.
What’s behind mass fainting in Cambodia’s garment factories?
Chhim Saaim, 24, remembers the frightening week when she fainted three times at work. The young woman had moved to Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh nearly […]
Eastern Cape care-worker with two dependents live on a R1,190 stipend
Nokhaya earns a R1,190 stipend which she does not receive every month. When her stipend is not paid, she manages to continue work anyway. In those parched months her family relies on a R350 child support grant.
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 […]
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 […]
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