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Domestic workers demand end to abuse on International Domestic Workers’ Day

17th June 2025 Mzi Velapi 0

Domestic workers in South Africa are by law meant to have the same rights and protections as other workers.

Zama zamas need state protection, not persecution

2nd June 2025 Lilita Gcwabe 0

Artisanal mineworkers call for regulation of the industry to deal with criminality.

Women farmworkers call for land redistribution to address hunger

28th May 2025 Mzi Velapi 0

Access to food for farmworkers can depend on the season and on violence in the home and in the community.

SA lags behind African unions in organising e-hailing workers

16th May 2025 Mzi Velapi 0

E-hailing workers are organised in unions in Kenya, Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal.

Farm workers march to demand services from the Department of Labour

13th May 2025 Vincent Lali 0

The protesters called for the department of labour to enforce all labour laws, including the national minimum wage and harsh punishment for non-compliant employers,

Court interpreters in W Cape on strike

8th May 2025 Mzi Velapi 0

The strike by court interpreters over non-payment has entered its fourth day on Thursday.

Western Cape healthcare workers want what they have in Gauteng – permanent employment

1st May 2025 Mzi Velapi 0

Currently they earn a minimum wage under R5,000 while playing a key role in the provision of primary healthcare.

Protesters accuse government of mass murder in Stilfontein

5th February 2025 Mzi Velapi 0

Activists say that the Stilfontein artisanal miners were killed by the police after years of government failure.

Sex workers complain of police harassment and rape

12th November 2024 Mzi Velapi 0

The festive season is seen as boom time for sex work but also a period of heightened police brutality.

Fury after taxi operator dies in police custody

6th November 2024 Chris Gilili 0

Codeta is calling for the national Minister of Police to intervene.

E-hailing drivers go on strike in Cape Town

18th September 2024 Chris Gilili 0

Vulnerable to arbitrary decisions by the e-hailing apps and criminals posing as passengers, the drivers called for government protection.

Farmworkers march to demand a ban on harmful pesticides

28th August 2024 Vincent Lali 0

The protestors want Germany to stop exporting 67 hazardous pesticides that are banned in Europe, to South Africa

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