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Simba workers on strike over unlawful deductions

5th Oct 2023 Simon Ramapuputla 0

The workers say Simba has unlawfully been deducting money for transport for the last six years. The company has agreed with the two registered unions at its plant and warehouse, to pay a once-off R30,000 compensation to each worker.

Palesa Sempe, Zwelinzima Vavi and Thato Ramaila during the press briefing on Wednesday. Photo by Simon Ramapuputla

Saftu backs an e-hailing drivers’ union

29th Jul 2023 Simon Ramapuputla 0

The trade union federation is meeting with the minister of employment and labour regarding the recognition of e-hailing drivers. Photo by Simon Ramapuputla

Community health workers belong in the public sector!

26th Jul 2023 Mzi Velapi Anele Mbi 0

Unions claim that the labour department is doing the health department’s bidding by proposing to remove community health workers from the public health bargaining council.

Labour department appeals ruling to register Simunye Workers Forum’s as a trade union

19th Jul 2023 Asive Mabula 0

The registrar of labour relations says the Simunye Workers Forum does not meet the Labour Relations Act requirements to register as a union.

Taxi drivers in South Africa want to register their trade union

4th Jul 2023 Tsoanelo Sefoloko 0

On the 4th of July the National Public Transport Workers Association (Qina Mshayeli) notified the department of employment and labour of their intent to register the union.

Simunye Workers Forum members shot during protest

26th Jun 2023 Ramatamo Sehoai 0

Four members of the Simunye Workers Forum and bystanders were shot on Saturday afternoon after a meeting with the owner of a bakery in Germiston, east of Johannesburg.

Labour Court rules in favour of Simunye Workers Forum

22nd Jun 2023 Ramatamo Sehoai 0

The good news that it is indeed a union able to represent workers came sooner than anticipated for Simunye Workers Forum.

Is it a forum or a union? Simunye Workers Forum waits for labour court decision

14th Jun 2023 Ramatamo Sehoai 0

The forum argues that it does not want to follow the traditional model of current union structures while the registrar insists that it must for it to be a registered union.

Ten years on from Rana Plaza, how much have conditions in Bangladesh’s garment industry improved?

6th Jun 2023 Equal Times 0

Ten years ago, on the morning of 24 April 2013, the world was shaken by the tragic collapse of Rana Plaza, an eight-story building that […]

Thousands of seasonal workers to get unemployment relief

23rd May 2023 Mzi Velapi 0

Seasonal workers would battle during off-season to get their unemployment relief. An outreach programme by the labour department’s UIF unit has changed that.

Around the world, trade unions are championing LGBTQI+ rights in the workplace

17th May 2023 Equal Times 0

LGBTQI+ workers still face discrimination and harassment in the workplace, exclusion from the labour market, poor working conditions and lower wages, while homophobia limits the inclusion and participation of LGBTQI+ workers within the trade union movement itself.

The decades-long legal struggle of Taiwanese electronics workers

13th Apr 2023 Equal Times 0

In the late 1960s, the authoritarian government of Chiang Kai-shek invited the US firm Radio Corporation of America (RCA) to transfer part of its television […]

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