The SWF and CWAO note that the Registrar of Labour Relations has decided to waste tens, maybe hundreds of thousands of rands of public money in appealing the Labour Court decision that ordered him to register the SWF as a trade union by 12 July 2023.
Registrar of Labour Relations’ New Court Appeal Read Post »
The International Labour Research and Information Group (ILRIG) strongly condemns the shooting with live ammunition, of casual workers and activists by Germiston based Golden Bakery and its hired gunmen.
Public Statement by ILRIG Read Post »
SWF activists and a CWAO board member shot with live ammunition in Germiston yesterday.
SWF Activists and CWAO Board Member Shot Read Post »
The Simunye Workers Forum (SWF) is delighted to have won a major victory in the Labour Court in Johannesburg yesterday (21 June 2023).
Major Labour Court victory for new forms of worker-organising Read Post »
The SWF is a trade union of 6600 members, which organises workers known as ‘casual’.
About The Simunye Workers Forum Read Post »
On Wednesday 14 June, the Labour Court in Johannesburg will hear an appeal by the Simunye Workers Forum (SWF) against the Registrar of Labour Relations refusal to register the SWF as a trade union.
Government cutting funding to designated child protection services will perpetuate the cycle of violence, undermine community safety, and thwart strategies to catch up after COVID.
“Revolt, for you have nothing to lose but your chains and your tents!” – George Habash
On this International Workers’ Day, we, the waste pickers – who collect and sort recyclable materials from the waste generated by households, businesses, and industries – want to mark this momentous occasion where we can come together and acknowledge the contributions of waste pickers around the world.
Occupied Palestine, April 10th, 2023 – The global trade union movement, which has played a key and inspiring role in its commitment to workers’ rights and human rights more generally, has stood in principled solidarity with the oppressed across the world, adopting concrete, ground-breaking, labour-led sanctions against oppressive regimes.
Palestinian Trade Unions’ Anti-Apartheid Call Read Post »
Global South Against Xenophobia brings to your attention a threat made by a xenophobic individual on social media against the Director of the Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF), Ms Nicole Fritz and her children.
PUBLIC STATEMENT: Swift Action against Perpetrators of Threats made against HSF Director Read Post »
“Until South Africa acts against apartheid Israel we are complicit in its oppression of the Palestinian people” warned Ronnie Kastrils, Patron of the South African BDS Coalition.
Words of condemnation are not enough – South Africa must act against apartheid Israel Read Post »
