Zim employers taking advantage of longer working hours imposed by Covid
Trade unions organising domestic workers in Zimbabwe say that employers are taking full advantage of the changing work environment imposed by the lockdown due to covid-19.
Marginalised workers
Commitment or marketing: is there really an ethical awakening in the fashion industry?
In February 2019, Spain’s fashion multinational Inditex put a new sweatshirt on the market with a promising slogan. Printed, in capital letters on a black […]
COVID-19 and Public Transport – From Crisis to a Crash
Public transport in South Africa remains a public hazard 26 years into democracy.
EC Careworkers demand permanent employment
Community careworkers in the Eastern Cape marched to the provincial Department of Health demanding direct and permanent employment.
Marginalised workers demand better working conditions under Covid-19
A group of workers demonstrated outside the Department of Labour offices against their deteriorating work conditions under covid-19.
Dismissed workers thrown deeper into poverty
The workers say that they now live in poverty after they asked for what is due to them and for better working conditions.
Bakery workers fired for demanding better working conditions
The dismissed bakery workers took their employer to the CCMA for unfair dismissal.
In the fallout from COVID-19, Latin America risks losing its remittance lifeline
Under normal circumstances, Isaac Cubillan would have stayed home, a place he describes as having everything: beaches, beautiful landscapes and delicious food. But, one of […]
How Filipina domestic workers protect and support each other in Jordan
When she left the Philippines to work in Jordan, Rosa (not her real name) took two mobile phones with her. She knew that one of […]
Municipal workers in Port Elizabeth march for better working conditions
Municipal workers in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality march for insourcing and danger allowance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fuelled by social media, in India Muslims are “a convenient scapegoat” for the coronavirus
At the end of March this year, a new trending hashtag emerged on Twitter. #CoronaJihad, which blames Muslims for the spread of COVID-19 in India, […]
Wastepickers say they are neglected and go hungry because of lockdown
Wastepickers are one group of informal economy workers who have been hit hardest by the lockdown and lack of planning by government to provide relief for the poor in South Africa.
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