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The ‘lockdown generation’ has been hit hardest by Covid-19

Business Sarah Smit - 27 May 2020

The government has zeroed in on youth unemployment, but the coronavirus pandemic threatens to leave young people even more vulnerable than before

Under lockdown SA’s working poor is just poor

Article Sarah Smit - 26 Mar 2020

Last week, the International Labour Organisation warned that the economic fallout of the coronavirus outbreak would have a devastating effect on global working poverty

Covid-19: ‘Unemployment benefits will not be extended to the informal sector’

Article Sarah Smit - 24 Mar 2020

Almost three million workers are not covered by measures implemented by the department of employment and labour to lessen the economic effects of the coronavirus

Compensation Fund capacity grilled

Article Sarah Smit - 12 Mar 2020

Despite fears that backdated claims by domestic workers may cripple the beleaguered Compensation Fund, the labour department said it will honour its legal obligations

‘Broken’ claims system will fix Compensation Fund corruption

Article Sarah Smit - 2 Mar 2020

Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi addressed concerns about the beleaguered fund, which compensates workers injured on the job

Listeriosis: Mind the regulatory gap

Article Lynley Donnelly - 9 Mar 2018

The regulations and management of food safety standards need to be overhauled, say experts

ANC KZN wants land with no compensation

Article Kaveel Singh - 15 Aug 2017

Branches in KwaZulu-Natal want leaders who will push for the expropriation of land without compensation, according to chairperson Sihle Zikalala.

Steel sector flouts labour laws, says Dept of Labour

Article Staff Reporter - 2 Nov 2007

The Department of Labour said on Friday that preliminary findings of the ongoing inspections of compliance by the South African iron and steel industry painted a picture of an industry "fraught with high disregard of labour legislation countrywide".

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