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Pavan Kulkarni
Hundreds of Thousands of Workers Set to Take Part in General Strike in South Africa on February 24
23 Feb 2021
The South African Federation of Trade Unions, which has called for the strike, has put forward demands for a radical change in policy, including measures such as the nationalization of all strategic…
Peoples Dispatch
South African Court Permits NUMSA to Supply Food to Striking Workers of Lanxess Chrome
19 Mar 2020
Workers had begun a sit-in strike underground in Lanxess’s Rustenburg mine on February 17 against various issues, including sexual harassment and the exploitation of contract workers at the mine.
Pavan Kulkarni
3,000 Workers in South Africa’s Mining and Smelting Sector May Lose Their Jobs
27 Jan 2020
Samancor Chrome Limited has cited operational reasons for preparing to retrench nearly 3,000 employees. Workers organized by the National Metalworkers Union of South Africa (NUMSA) are preparing to…
Pavan Kulkarni
The Crisis of South Africa’s Energy Company and Unions’ Plan to Save it
17 Jan 2020
Union’s solution to the crisis in Eskom is a reversal of the government’s policy of decommissioning Eskom’s power production units and outsourcing the energy requirement to private companies
Pavan Kulkarni
For the Workers, a World to Win
31 Dec 2019
The year 2019 saw labor actions take place at a historic scale as workers not only fought for better working conditions and wages but for a better future for their countries and the entire world.
Pavan Kulkarni
NUMSA Meet will Decide Further Course of Action for South Africa’s Labour Disputes
14 Dec 2019
The leadership of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa met to discuss the various labour disputes in the country, the demands for wage hike, and the state of government-owned…
Peoples Dispatch
South African Unions Warn Against Government’s “Rescue Plan” for State Company Eskom
02 Nov 2019
The “rescue plan” for Eskom unveiled by the South African minister for public enterprises proposes the unbundling of the state-owned company and increases reliance on private Independent Power…
Irvin Jim
Socialist Revolutionary Workers’ Party Vows To Resist South African Government’s Privatisation Move
29 Jan 2019
The working class majority can never escape the shackles of inequality and poverty if we continue on this disastrous path, says Irvin Jim of NUMSA
Musawenkosi Cabe / The Dawn News
Workers Reject Eskom’s Wage Hike Proposal, Demand Minimum Wage
12 Jul 2018
After a month of protests and negotiations, then company has been willing to consider only a 6.2% increase
Newsclick Report
Unions and Opposition Party in South Africa Condemn Eskom Reinstating Corrupt Officials
06 Jan 2018
Matshela Koko and Prish Govender were facing corruption and nepotism charges for multi-billion rand deals.