Labour
No lifeline for teachers as Godongwana warns of “difficult trade-offs”
“Budget cuts kill education” protesters tell Minister of Finance
By Vincent Lali and GroundUp Staff
News | 30 October 2024
Mister Sweet workers shut down labour department
They claim that an inspector left a Mister Sweet factory with “a lot of packets of sweets”
News | 30 October 2024
Community health workers picket outside Labour Court
NEHAWU has brought a case to compel the health department to give the workers permanent jobs
Brief | 30 October 2024
Ivaldo Macamo lost his leg when the George building collapsed. He is still waiting for compensation
Not one of the families we spoke to has received any payout
By Daniel Steyn
News | 30 October 2024
Another worker loses a finger at Mister Sweet
Second injury to a casual worker as strike enters its 11th week
Brief | 28 October 2024
The Limpopo government mismanaged their money. But these workers are not giving up
Premier Phophi Ramathuba promised that former employees of the Great North Transport bus company would start receiving their unpaid pensions this week
By Thembi Siaga
News | 10 October 2024
After six weeks UIF online system still down
COSATU has called on the labour minister to intervene
News | 4 October 2024
After 22 years, almost half of labour tenant land claims are unresolved
Law guarantees land ownership to labour tenants who were given access to land in exchange for labour during apartheid
By Daniel Steyn
News | 2 October 2024
Fairtrade suspends local producer over farm workers’ poor conditions
Women on Farms is calling for better policing of the Fairtrade standards on certified farms
News | 27 September 2024