South Africa Debates Minimum Wage
It has been suggested that a national minumum wage set between R4,500 and R6,000 per month should be instituted.
Textile worker in a factory (file photo).
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South Africa:
Cosatu NW and the Minimum Wage Public Hearing
COSATU, 27 November 2014
The Congress of South African Trade Unions in the NW is happy that the provincial public hearings on the minimum wage went very well and that most of the workers were agreeing with… Read more »
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South Africa:
Human Rights Commission Weighs in On National Minimum Wage
Parliament of South Africa, 26 November 2014
The difference between the highest and lowest income earners is so vast such that estimates from 2012 show that the highest income earners make in a minute what the lowest income… Read more »
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South Africa:
R1 an Hour Is Not Enough, Says Domestic Workers' Union
GroundUp, 26 November 2014
The increase in minimum wages for domestic workers of R1 an hour is not enough, says Myrtle Witbooi, general secretary of the South African Domestic Service and Allied Workers… Read more »
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South Africa:
The Minimum Wage for Domestic Workers
ANC, 25 November 2014
The African National Congress welcomes the decision of the Minister of Labour to upwardly adjust the salaries of domestic workers within the framework of national minimum wage and… Read more »
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South Africa:
Youth Urged to Have a Say On National Minimum Wage
Parliament of South Africa, 25 November 2014
The Portfolio Committee on Labour has encouraged young people to be more involved in the national minimum wage by making input in the current discussions. Read more »
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South Africa:
New Wage Structure for Domestic Workers
SAnews.gov.za, 25 November 2014
Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has approved the new wage structure for the domestic workers' sector following the upward adjustment of the minimum wage. Read more »
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South Africa:
Op-Ed - the Minimum Wage Debate - Logic, Evidence and Need
Daily Maverick, 25 November 2014
Notwithstanding the variable impact on employment, minimum wages have overwhelmingly been found to decrease poverty and inequality. But the picture is also more complex than that.… Read more »