Unemployed march to Parliament demanding jobs
Unemployed youth and marginalised groups marched to Parliament to deliver an “alternative budget speech” on Wednesday.
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Unemployed people march against youth preference in the jobs market
Preferences for youth employment are barriers for job seekers older than 35.
SAFTU promises rolling mass action
On World Day for Decent Work, trade union federations in South Africa will go on strike against austerity measures and pro-business economic policies.
Janhavi Dave: “We need to empower home-based workers by investing in more co-operatives. Unity builds strength and resilience”
South Asia is home to over 50 million home-based workers, most of whom are women. From agarbhatti incense stick rollers in India to piecework garment workers in Sri […]
Can the EU’s COVID recovery formula save Europe’s workers from poverty?
Millions of people have already lost their jobs as hundreds of thousands of shops, offices, restaurants, cafés and businesses throughout the world have had to […]
In the UK and the US, populism can’t stop a declining steel industry
Michael Murphy, 61, was born and raised in Scunthorpe, a small industrial city in the north of England that sprang up in the late 19th […]
Social and economic woes weigh heavily on Algeria’s future
The last eight months have seen the rise of a protest movement without precedent in the history of Algeria. Millions of citizens have taken to […]
“Strikes have not died out in the 21st century, they are being transformed”
[This article was first published on May 1st, 2018.] At the AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organization) they are very busy […]
Cosatu strike reveals weaknesses of the federation
Thousands of Cosatu-affiliated union members marched through the streets of South Africa against job losses, crisis at Eskom and high cost of living.
Reinvesting in politics and citizenship: the experience of the yellow vests
Saturday, 1 December 2018, Paris. The morning is just getting started and already the chic Champs-Élysées district is filled with the deafening sound of grenades. […]
“What should I do? Stay at home and starve?” – wage theft leaves Zimbabwe’s workers with an impossible dilemma
[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 […]
South Africa is set on fixing its economy. But will poor people benefit?
President Cyril Ramaphosa has been working hard to improve South Africa’s economic situation. In October he hosted a jobs summit that’s expected to produce 275 […]
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