South Africa Labor Court interdicts NUMSA strike at Macsteel
The union had announced a strike at the steel company on October 11, citing a unilateral withdrawal of employment benefits including medical aid
Amazon workers in 20 countries to strike and protest on Black Friday
From South Africa to Italy, workers will be demanding a livable wage, defending their right to unionize and more
Bolsonaro faces senate inquiry as pandemic worsens in Brazil and other stories
Today we look at a Senate inquiry into Brazil’s Covid response, protest actions by port workers and drivers in the US,the Biden administration’s approval of a weapons deal with the UAE, and civilian killings by Eritrean troops in Tigray
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.
Oil workers in Nigeria strike over withheld salaries
The government has refused to pay state employees for the last three months who have not enrolled in the centralized payment platform
Nigeria’s Human Rights Commission blocks workers’ strike with court order
Unionized workers of NHRC were set to embark on an indefinite strike to demand the implementation of national minimum wage and payment of missing wages
Strike action looming in South Africa as government downgrades lockdown
Business associations claim that health and safety protocols will be followed, but unions point to previous violations which resulted in a further spread of the epidemic
Ghana Medical Association advances in Government talks and withdraws strike call
The GMA warned the government that they would take strike action if it failed to implement an agreement on Conditions of Service, the deadline for whose implementation was January 1, 2020
Oil workers go on indefinite strike against mass layoffs and dismantling of Petrobras
The state-run company is selling 8 refineries, thousands of miles of pipelines, and fuel distributors
Healthcare workers in Kenya’s Meru county set to strike on February 5
The county government has not responded to workers’ demand for the payment of their statutory dues for the months of November and December
Lecturers and staff go on strike in universities across the UK
The strike was called after the workers were pushed to a “breaking point” according to the UCU
South African labor court interdicts country-wide strike by bank officials
The strike called by the South African Society of Bank Officials over mass layoffs was interdicted by a judge on the basis of a technicality






