Employers failing to provide adequate PPE
Workers and unions continue to be on the defensive under covid-19 conditions as many employers are putting their profits ahead of workers’ health and safety.
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2019 in pictures
To round off the year, Elitsha brings you some of the stories we covered this year.
Farmworkers’ organisations demand “real ethical standards and trading” from wine monopolies
The quantity and quality of wine available in Scandinavia is strictly controlled by the governments and tenders are issued for wine producers.
Grabouw farmworkers strike to continue into next week
Farmworkers in Grabouw led by CSAAWU have been on strike since Monday, 6 May.
Farmworkers in Grabouw strike for R250 daily wage
Workers at Oak Valley Farm have been on strike since Monday. With support from the nearby Grabouw community, they aim to lead a shutdown of the town.
SAFTU and working class formations march for a pro-poor budget
Saftu led a march on Parliament to bring demands to the finance minister on the day of his budget speech.
SAFTU demands a people’s centred budget
SAFTU believes that the budget speech that will be delivered on Wednesday will not be different to the ones before it.
Blue ribbon workers demand better working conditions
Blue Ribbon workers have been on strike for over seven weeks with an agreement with the employer still a distant prospect.
The Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party (SRWP): A major distraction
The author argues that the formation of the SRWP is premature as it is not born of workers’ struggle and lacks a clear programme of action.
Are Coloured people marginalised?
The author argues that class consciousness is the only way to defeat capitalism.
Thousands march against gender-based violence
Women from all walks of life joined the march to Parliament to highlight gender-based violence in South Africa.
SAFTU wants to reverse the signed public sector agreement
SAFTU has condemned the 3-year wage agreement that has been signed by Cosatu affliates in the public sector.
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