“Under circumstances of national disaster, everyone is called upon, for the good of society as a whole, to co-operate in bringing the pandemic under control.”
News | 11 April 2020
“If many people offer help to waste pickers during this difficult time of the coronavirus, South Africa will be a better place,” says waste picker
Brief | 9 April 2020
This is one of the first of several similar agreements being negotiated across different industries
Brief | 7 April 2020
Informal taders selling essential goods and uncooked foods to now operate with a permit during the lockdown
News | 6 April 2020
Government avails relief funds for performers out of pocket due to the lockdown
News | 6 April 2020
Labour Department warns companies to comply or face closure
By Liezl Human
News | 1 April 2020
SWEAT and Sonke call for fast-tracking of law reform and decriminalisation of sex work
Brief | 27 March 2020
Informal sector workers’ plea to be included in UIF provisions during the lockdown
By Zoë Postman
News | 27 March 2020
Coalition of unions, co-ops and other organisations demand protection for precarious workers
Opinion | 24 March 2020
A Constitutional Court judgment answers this – at least in the case of SANDF employees
Law | 24 March 2020
Seasonal farm worker says she was dismissed without full pay and told: “It’s because of the virus”
News | 23 March 2020
Department of Labour says provisions are being made to safeguard employees forced to take leave amid Covid-19 fears
News | 20 March 2020
“Doctors can’t give you a service without payment”
By Liezl Human
News | 18 March 2020
There should be a moratorium on farm evictions
By Carmen Louw
Right to reply | 18 March 2020
Constitutional Court hears argument on Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act
By Zoë Postman
News | 10 March 2020
Court asked to declare legislation excluding domestic workers from Compensation Fund unconstitutional
Law | 9 March 2020