ECONOMY & LABOUR
The Big Four Union Federations’ National Shutdown
On Wednesday, 7 October 2020, around 1000 union affiliated workers gathered at Library Garden as…
Employee scared to walk back home after work
Chumisa, an employee of Debonairs, a pizza outlet, is scared every evening she has to…
Mpumalanga CHWs Demand 82 Excluded CHWs Be Absorbed into Health Department
“The Department has advertised our posts, and we are forced to apply for them”, said Zakhele, a CHW in Mpumalanga. Mr Sithole, another CHW from Mpumalanga added that “CHWs should not have to apply…”
CHW Reinstated After Unfair Dismissal
Kotsia was not given any opportunity to defend his case and the charges made against him. The management at Ya-Rona Clinic refused him the opportunity to appeal the allegations. Kotsia then requested legal assistance…
Illegal Chrome Miners
Chrome is one of the minerals mined in the Limpopo province. As a result, the communities of Maandagshoek, Mooihoek and Balotjaneng (both in Limpopo) experience land destruction as illegal chrome mining takes place in their areas…
The South African Economy – Before, During and After Covid-19- 19 Sept. 15h30
Join Khanya College at the Jozi Book Fair as we host a panel of speakers who have watched the South African economy over decades, to debate the past, present and future of the South African economy and what this means for ordinary South Africans…
Unpaid CHWs Given The Run-Around
8 000 Community Healthcare Workers (CHWs) have been insourced by Department of Health (DoH) in Gauteng in July 2020, but after two months not all of them have gotten their salaries,..
Dismissed Workers Demand PRASA Insourcing
Former outsourced cleaners and security guards of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) held a protest action at Park Station, Johannesburg on 11 August 2020 where they were shot by the police…
Boycott Natures Garden Products – Support The Workers’ Strike
On National Women’s Day, Sunday, 9 August 2020, 300 General Industries Workers Union of South Africa (GIWUSA) members at Natures Garden went on an indefinite protected strike. Sunday was chosen as the day of strike…
COVID-19 Strikes Anglo-American Mines
“As mines are operating and production is continuing, the health of mine workers and that of the communities are at risk. Anglo American mines around here have adequate health equipment and facilities whereby their employees are screened and treated for…”
Corporates exploits Reclaimers
“While the tricycle is a prototype intended to make it easier for reclaimers to move materials, it is not actually able to carry as much as reclaimers carry without it. ARO members were not consulted in the design and building…”
Golden Era hides COVID-19 outbreak from workers
“Workers found out that those missing had all tested positive. They promptly demanded that production stop until the workplace was safe. Management risked a further spread of the virus by packing workers into busses to get them tested in order…”
