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From the fields of San Quintin to the supermarkets of North America: Mexican farmworkers call for solidarity

12th December 2018 Equal Times 0

They produce nearly half the fruit and vegetables eaten every year in the United States, according to the US Department of Agriculture. Mexican farm workers, […]

Small businesses in Africa will be on the frontline of climate change

10th December 2018 Kate Elizabeth Gannon Dedan Conway 0

Climate change is going to have huge consequences all over the world, especially in Africa. Harvests will be affected, threatening agricultural outputs. This could hurt […]

“What should I do? Stay at home and starve?” – wage theft leaves Zimbabwe’s workers with an impossible dilemma

7th December 2018 Equal Times 0

[This article is accompanied by the mini-documentary ‘Working Without Pay in Zimbabwe’.Click here to watch the full video.] Imagine having a job that hasn’t paid […]

Striking MyCiTi workers appear in court for public violence

30th November 2018 Mzi Velapi 0

The five workers who were arrested and charged for public violence appeared in Cape Town magistrate’s court on Thursday.

From the boardroom to the factory floor, trade union women say “nothing about us without us”

23rd November 2018 Equal Times 0

Last week, Equal Times published the Count Us In! Women leading change special report. Featuring case studies and interviews with women trade unionists from Angola […]

MyCiti workers storm Civic Centre

21st November 2018 Mzi Velapi 0

MyCiti bus project workers have been on an unprotected strike since the 15th of October to demand insourcing and equal pay for equal work.

Striking MyCiti workers vow to continue the fight to be insourced

10th November 2018 Mzi Velapi 0

The striking workers are adamant that they will continue with the strike for insourcing that started in October.

MyCiti workers vow to continue with strike

26th October 2018 Mzi Velapi 0

The striking by MyCiti project workers have been on strike for two weeks and there has been no negotiation with the outsourced companies or the City of Cape Town yet.

Informal economies are diverse: South African policies need to recognise this

15th October 2018 Mike Rogan 0

South Africa is currently mulling over ideas and agreements that recently came out of a two-day jobs summit. The country is losing the battle against […]

As Kerala succumbs to the sea, the Indian government ramps up coastal construction

8th October 2018 Equal Times 0

Between June and August this year, the southern Indian state of Kerala experienced the heaviest rainfall it had seen in over a century. More than […]

Lifting the lid on the black box of informal trade in Africa

2nd October 2018 Joachim Jarreau Cristina Mitaritonna Sami Benssasi 0

The share of internal trade in Africa remains low, as reflected by official statistics. This is despite numerous regional trade agreements that have led to […]

New movements to continue where the Arab Spring left off

20th September 2018 Mzi Velapi 0

A lecture by Adam Hanieh sheds light on where the uprisings that started in North Africa and spread to the Middle East in 2011, are today.

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