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JHB waste pickers face routine harassment

“A lot of people don’t appreciate what we are doing for them”

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Feature | 12 March 2019

Women farm workers demand end to labour abuses

Lack of enforcement of the law has lead to widespread violation of the rights of women farm workers, says NGO

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News | 11 March 2019

Community health workers blockade Gauteng Department of Health

Workers have not given up the fight to be made permanent employees

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News | 6 March 2019

Waiting and hoping the whole day for work

“Sometimes in a week I get maybe one job. If I am lucky I get two jobs and I make R150 per job.”

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Photo Essay | 26 February 2019

Premier Blue Ribbon Salt River strike enters fourth month

Union threatens nationwide solidarity strike

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News | 26 February 2019

Workers in finance department down tools in Pietermaritzburg

Municipal employees say they work in terrible conditions and their office equipment and computers do not function

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News | 21 February 2019

COSATU calls for VAT increase to be scrapped

Union federation marches in Cape Town ahead of budget speech tomorrow

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News | 19 February 2019

The men who make a living from an old gold mine dump

“The gold is right here in the soil”

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Feature | 14 February 2019

Court orders security company to pay R2.3 million to provident fund

“I just want to do the right thing”, wife of Proexec owner tells court

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News | 13 February 2019

Thousands take to streets in protest against job losses

Members of COSATU unions in nationwide marches and strike

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News | 13 February 2019

Dead-end for MyCiTi strikers

EFF attempt to get City of Cape Town to insource workers fails

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News | 13 February 2019

Protesting PE workers say they haven’t been paid

Municipality says those who are owed money will be paid at the end of the month

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Brief | 28 January 2019

Dis-Chem and Blue Ribbon workers march in Cape Town

Unions demand investigation into police behaviour during strike

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Brief | 23 January 2019

No jobs, no vote, say angry nurses

Unions march on KZN health department

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News | 21 January 2019

Conveyor belt workers picket against payroll system

NUMSA says it is bringing in auditors and SARS to verify payments

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Brief | 18 January 2019

Coal miner community shows the beautiful side of SA

Shafted by the Guptas, the people of Blinkpan, Mpumalanga have come together across race and class to help each other

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Feature | 18 January 2019