Labour
73 workers dismissed for protest over unpaid Covid-19 relief funds
They also cannot access UIF benefits because the Department of Labour system shows that they are still employed
News | 18 September 2020
“We will hit them where it hurts” warns NEHAWU leader
Union vows to shut down government services, including SARS and SASSA
Brief | 14 September 2020
Community healthcare workers sick of being paid “peanuts”
“We are faced with this pandemic but the Department is still reluctant to improve our working conditions”
News | 18 August 2020
Constitutional Court orders transport department to insource employees
The 66 Tasima workers have not been paid salaries since December 2018
By Zoë Postman
News | 4 August 2020
Dozens of EPWP workers not paid since May
Workers say they’ve been given the runaround by the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
News | 31 July 2020
Job cuts, lock-ins, and fear: Domestic workers suffer Covid-19 squeeze
“Hunger is getting worse” says union official
By James Stent
News | 31 July 2020
Community health care workers protest in Khayelitsha
They are demanding to be integrated into the health department
Brief | 8 July 2020
Unions accuse government of breaking promise to increases workers’ salaries
“Workers on duty during lockdown must be paid for risk or danger allowance,” says COSATU leader
Brief | 6 July 2020
New Era dismisses six workers in Germiston
One worker was dismissed for sharing a press statement that “dragged the company’s name through the mud”
By Zoë Postman
Brief | 2 July 2020