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SABC News reports that Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau says government has met with the Mittal family, the majority owners of ArcelorMittal. Tau says this happened on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. The meeting forms part of government’s efforts to avert 3500 job losses at the company’s Newcastle and Vereniging […]
SABC News writes that the National Union of Mineworkers ( NUM) has called for the Minerals Council South Africa to halt the implementation of retrenchments in the sector. Young people from NUM and the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) staged a job security demonstration outside the Minerals Council in Johannesburg. More than 40% of […]
GroundUp reports that the staff at Dora Nginza Hospital in Gqeberha have brought most activity and procedures at the facility to a standstill last week. Some nurses were on a go-slow strike while many others have been staging protesting outside the hospital, demanding their overtime pay. On Monday and Tuesday, workers gathered at the main […]
The NUM Youth Structure and the ANC Youth League are scheduled to stage a picket outside the Minerals Council South Africa offices in Rosebank in firm opposition to the ongoing retrenchment of mineworkers and high youth unemployment in South Africa. The picket is planned to take place as follows:Date: Friday, 24th January 2025Time: 11h00Venue: Outside […]
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SABC News reports that the South African Medical Association Trade Union (SAMATU) has announced plans to escalate its campaign for the placement of unemployed doctors by engaging directly with the Finance Minister. This decision follows a series of protests across various provinces, including one in the Eastern Cape yesterday, aimed at highlighting the challenges faced […]
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SABC News reports that Cooperative Governance Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has announced plans to meet with labour unions this week to find solutions for continuing support for the Community Work Programme (CWP) participants aged 55 and older amid budget challenges. The announcement comes after Hlabisa extended contracts for these workers until the end of March. In […]
Moonstone reports that The Constitutional Court has been unable to agree over whether an employer can fairly dismiss an employee on the basis of age at any stage after the employee has passed the agreed or normal retirement age. The issue is particularly relevant when, because of increasing longevity, employees seek to keep working beyond […]
SABC News reports that A large group of unemployed pharmacists have gathered at the National Department of Health in Pretoria to call upon government to intervene in the crisis facing their profession. More than 2 000 pharmacists are struggling to find employment, despite completing their compulsory community service. The pharmacists will hand over a memorandum to the Minister […]
SABC News writes that The South African Medical Association Trade Union (SAMATU) will today march in Mpumalanga, to demand the employment of medical doctors in the province. They say the march follows numerous unsuccessful attempts to address the matter with the National Health Department. Dr. Mandla Matshabe, one of the doctors participating in the march […]
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SABC News reports that Over a hundred employees have embarked on a strike at all nature reserves managed by the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency. That’s after the agency announced that it’s facing financial difficulties and plans to implement cost-cutting measures, including job cuts. The strike has forced the MTPA to temporarily close all its […]