Labour

Covid-19: Street vendor says she can now feed family of 17 under relaxed regulations

Informal taders selling essential goods and uncooked foods to now operate with a permit during the lockdown

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News | 6 April 2020

Covid-19: “I’ve lost six months of my income” says musician

Government avails relief funds for performers out of pocket due to the lockdown

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News | 6 April 2020

Covid-19: Are agricultural workers being protected?

Labour Department warns companies to comply or face closure

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News | 1 April 2020

Covid-19: Some sex workers move online as SA heads into lockdown

SWEAT and Sonke call for fast-tracking of law reform and decriminalisation of sex work

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Brief | 27 March 2020

“Our entire livelihoods are coming to a standstill” says waste picker

Informal sector workers’ plea to be included in UIF provisions during the lockdown

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News | 27 March 2020

Covid-19: Open letter to President Ramaphosa

Coalition of unions, co-ops and other organisations demand protection for precarious workers

Opinion | 24 March 2020

If your conviction for a crime is overturned, do you get your job back?

A Constitutional Court judgment answers this – at least in the case of SANDF employees

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Law | 24 March 2020

Human Rights Commission asked to look at farm job losses and evictions

Seasonal farm worker says she was dismissed without full pay and told: “It’s because of the virus”

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News | 23 March 2020

“If employers tell domestic workers to stay home, they must still get paid” says union

Department of Labour says provisions are being made to safeguard employees forced to take leave amid Covid-19 fears

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News | 20 March 2020