Saccawu in a fight with Pick ‘n Pay over restructuring and retrenchment
Saccawu says it will mobilise communities to support the union against retrenchments.
Marginalised workers
George building collapse two years on: survivors demand accountability as NPA delays prosecution
Survivors and families of the deceased have not healed while the NPA reviews evidence.
Municipal workers in Buffalo City demand permanent employment and an end to outsourcing
Permanent employees of the municipality earn as much as 5 times more than the contract workers doing the same job.
Wave of farm evictions in Ceres leaves families without housing
The Witzenberg Justice Coalition is fighting evictions from farms in the Ceres area.
Solidarity protest in Western Cape for striking CHEP workers in Gauteng
CHEP workers have been on strike for 3 months.
Employers ‘cut corners in every way’: Unions demand action after George Collapse Report
Cosatu and Numsa say that companies employ undocumented foreign nationals because they are cheap labour.
South Africa’s war on social justice defenders: The assassination of Shawn ‘Paps’ Lethoko
Shawn “Paps” Lethoko is the latest social justice defender to be assassinated. Calls are mounting for government ministers to account.
Taxi-owning cops behind violence in the transport industry – MPs
Parliament links taxi-owning police to e-hailing violence, and pledges to regulate industry and protect drivers.
Report on George building collapse finds engineer ‘incompetent’ – police preparing charges
The five-story building under construction in George collapsed, leaving 34 workers dead and 28 critically injured.
Khayelitsha residents slam Shoprite for ignoring local labour and business
Protesters were outside the Site C shopping centre on Wednesday and Friday this week.
Survivors of George building collapse demand justice as report blames engineer, developer and contractor
Many red flags were ignored before the collapse of the building in George.
Domestic workers demand end to abuse on International Domestic Workers’ Day
Domestic workers in South Africa are by law meant to have the same rights and protections as other workers.
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