Labour unions march against ailing healthcare services
Unions march for better working conditions and healthcare services in Nelson Mandela Bay and Sarah Baartman District Municipality.
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Public inquiry into the RDM explosion
Peace activist and country coordinator for World Beyond War, Terry Crawford- Browne, kept a diary of the inquiry into the explosion that happened in September 2018 at the Rheinmetall Denel Munition. These are his notes.
Families of slain Rheinmetall workers say the company is responsible
The explosion at the munitions plant in Macassar in the Western Cape took place in September 2018, taking the lives of eight workers and injuring one other.
Eight years after the Ali Enterprises factory fire in Pakistan, victims and their families are still fighting for justice
On 22 September 2020, almost exactly eight years after Pakistan’s worst industrial fire officially killed 264 garments workers and injured over 60 others in the commercial capital […]
Casual workers bearing the brunt of Covid-19 and lockdown
The pandemic has targeted the vulnerable in society, and the economic fallout is hurting the ‘precariat’ the most.
Zimbabwe teachers resume strike on first day of schools reopening
The Public Service Commission announced that all civil servants will receive a top-up on their salaries but it does not match teachers’ salary demand.
ZCTU calls for stricter mine inspections as country records two accidents in a day
Mining unions in Zimbabwe blame the employer and poor inspections by the mining ministry for the deaths last week of two miners.
E Cape government says all is well amid Nehawu’s national action
Despite national protests called by the National Education Heath and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) to highlight the ailing public healthcare system, the Eastern Cape government […]
Care workers demand better working conditions
For the second time under the covid-19 pandemic and lockdown, community care workers in Khayelitsha protested for better conditions of work.
Zimbabwe teachers’ strike continues as government announces examination dates
There could be a showdown between the teachers’ unions and government when schools re-open in Zimbabwe next week.
Health workers in PE use Mkhize’s visit to highlight their plight
During his visit to the Port Elizabeth area, Health Minister, Dr. Zweli Mkhize admitted that the health facilities in the Eastern Cape are in an appalling state.
E Cape hospital workers struggle for protection
Healthcare workers at Frere hospital in East London say that their working conditions have not changed since they last protested in June.
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