South Africa Amends Labour Law
The labour minister has announced that the labour brokers will be regulated and not banned, despite widespread protests by unions.
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South Africa:
Cosatu's Cape Town March - Neither Bark Nor Whimper
Daily Maverick, 8 March 2012
Cosatu's protest was no more than 12,000-strong at its peak, fewer than half the number predicted. It was nonetheless an impressive show of force on Cosatu's part. Much pouting and… Read more »
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South Africa:
Johannesburg - The Day of the Red Tide
Daily Maverick, 8 March 2012
On Wednesday, Cosatu delivered on its promise to lead one of the biggest marches in recent memory against labour brokers and the e-tolling system. The enormity of the… Read more »
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South Africa:
Thousands of Workers Protest in Cape Town
allAfrica, 8 March 2012
Trade unions and workers today marched through the streets of Cape Town, as part of a national campaign by the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), demanding the… Read more »
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South Africa:
Thousands to March Over Transport, Labour Issues
BuaNews, 7 March 2012
The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) and SAPS are keeping a close eye on the Johannesburg CBD as people start gathering for a protest march on Wednesday. Read more »
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South Africa:
Cosatu Memorandum on Open Road Tolling
COSATU, 7 March 2012
To be delivered to representatives of government in every Province Read more »