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Migrant labour system in South Africa

A May Day Reflection on the Current State and Future of Workers in South Africa

1st May 2024 Vuyokazi Futshane 0

With workplaces restructured and unions weakened and compromised, new working class politics will have to come from engaging unorganised workers, argues Vuyo Futshane.

The best anthem for Workers’ Day? ‘Stimela’ – a tale about apartheid’s migrant labour system

1st May 2018 Andries Bezuidenhout 0

What is the ultimate song to celebrate Workers’ Day? Many will suggest “The Internationale” which had its roots as a poem written in the aftermath […]

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