South African workers continue strike against retrenchments at Bidvest SACD’s Durban plant
Workers have been on strike for over 20 days in response to attempts by the company to retrench permanent employees and replace them with outsourced ones, NUMSA’s spokesperson Phakimile Hlubi Majola told Peoples Dispatch.
Proposed electricity tariff hikes in South Africa met with widespread opposition
Privatization, which is only increasing under the current Government of National Unity (GNU), has caused the rising electricity prices, according to NUMSA.
Dilemmas of Humanity Conference concludes in Johannesburg, “socialism is an achievable necessity”
The conference held from October 14-18 in the South African city sparked debates on the paths to socialism and how the peoples of the world envision a socialist horizon
“South Africa’s ‘Just’ Transition climate deal with the west is a betrayal of the working class”
South Africa is set to implement an $8.5bn plan funded by western countries to transition from coal-based energy to renewables. The country’s biggest union NUMSA has warned this plan will only intensify privatization while burdening South Africans with debt and poverty.
Amid looming retrenchments, unions demand transparency in sale of South Africa’s national airline
The sale of the restructured South Africa Airways (SAA) to a private consortium at an undisclosed price may provoke further labor unrest. The workers are already angry at the impending dismissal of 225 more workers
Union fights retrenchments at South Africa’s national oil company
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa has noted that identifying overpriced contracts with other companies can save PetroSA millions and prevent the retrenchments
Unions demands investigation after death of three workers following explosion at ArcelorMittal plant in South Africa
For 12 hours after the incident, the management of ArcelorMittal, the largest steel producer on the African continent, did not bring in specialists, but used about 10 of its ordinary employees to conduct the search and rescue operation, NUMSA reported
South Africa: Strike action against retrenchment of workers in Macsteel continues into third day
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) alleges that the company dismissed 99 workers on December 11, the first day of holiday season, to prevent the union from taking action against it.
Around the World in 8 minutes: Indian Farmers Continue Massive Protest
The farmers in India are demanding the withdrawal of three recently passed laws that will affect the prices they get for the produce and which they fear will lead to greater corporate entry into agriculture.
Unions win better terms for South African Airways workers
A new agreement between unions and the South African government will see the ailing airline retain 2,000 jobs and offer better terms in the voluntary severance package
Unions Fight to Save South African Airways
Phakamile Hlubi-Majola discusses the struggle being waged by South African trade unions to save the country’s airline and above all, to protect its employees
In South Africa, mining workers have double the infection rate for COVID-19
Sector has 907 active cases of the novel coronavirus; country is ranked 19th in the world for infections
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