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
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
News | 6 April 2020
Covid-19: Are agricultural workers being protected?
Labour Department warns companies to comply or face closure
By Liezl Human
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
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
By Zoë Postman
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
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”
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
News | 20 March 2020