Proposed new legislation would make it possible for domestic workers to claim compensation for injury, illness or death on the job
The International Labour Organisation believes labour market regulations are not too rigid in South Africa and cannot be blamed for high unemployment.
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/ 3 February 2012
FormerRoyal Bank of Scotland boss stripped of his knighthood after its collapse under his stewardship.
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/ 27 January 2012
World needs to create almost 600-million jobs in order to tackle unemployment caused by recession.
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/ 2 December 2011
Cosatu’s Zwelinzima Vavi says SA’s economic structure still remains trapped in colonialism because of overdependence on raw material exports.
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/ 11 October 2011
Africa needs appropriate development policies to create decent work and put an end to poverty, President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday.
Swazi democracy activists are calling for artists and fans to boycott the country’s world-renowned Bushfire Festival later this month.
Despite the poverty-stricken country’s avowed intentions, it is dependent on the crop and those who must pick it.
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/ 31 January 2011
Work, ideally, should be decent. Respectable work in a safe environment with adequate remuneration is a goal to which most people aspire.
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/ 29 January 2009
The economic crisis could throw 50-million people out of work by the end of the year, the ILO said on Wednesday, darkening gloom at the Davos summit.
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/ 20 October 2008
The effect of the financial crisis on major economies was brought into focus on Monday, though markets rallied at the start of the week’s trading.
The Department of Labour on Wednesday said the death of nine workers at Gold Fields, the world’s fourth-largest gold producer, would take centre stage when South Africa and its international partners within the International Labour Organisation celebrate World Health and Safety Day at the end of this week.
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/ 6 December 2007
The cost of adopting responsible policies on climate change for global economies could be balanced by the creation of millions of "green jobs," the United Nations said on Thursday. In a statement, UN Environment Programme chief Achim Steiner called for a major boost to so-called clean industries.
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/ 24 October 2007
Amid rusted hulks of abandoned plants and huge mine craters, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s former top copper town Kolwezi is showing signs of a reawakening. The town in the south-eastern copperbelt went into virtual hibernation two decades ago after looting by former dictator Mobutu Sese Seko forced the closure of most of the region’s copper mines
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/ 16 October 2007
The Department of Education is looking to regulate the responsibilities of senior teaching staff during strikes, says Education Minister Naledi Pandor. ”Currently, I have no plans to declare teaching an essential service,” she said in written reply to a question in the National Council of Provinces by Motlatjo Thetjeng of the Democratic Alliance.
The appointment by Burma’s junta of one of its most trusted troubleshooters as a go-between for detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi suggests the generals may be serious about negotiations. Aung Kyi is a major player within the junta and will act as more than an errand boy, those who know him say.
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/ 3 September 2007
United Nations agencies urged governments in Southern Africa on Monday to draw up legislation to combat frightening levels of human trafficking, saying action was vital ahead of the 2010 Soccer World Cup. Specific legislation to tackle the issue was needed to help law enforcement agencies get to grips with the situation.