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Waiting widow: Noziqhamo Mgidi’s husband died before the settlement was reached. Photos: Delwyn Verasamy

Where are the unions and the ANC for suffering silicosis victims?

Recently, a proposed amendment announced by the Tshiamiso Trust — set up to disburse compensation — now threatens to shut out even more former mine-workers with the disease from…

There is very little chance of decent work without upskilling the building sector’s workforce.(Paul Botes/M&G)

‘Decent work’ could create a thriving construction industry in South Africa

Here are four pillars that employers, workers and the public can play a role in upholding to ensure the sector is safer and more productive

Eskom told Parliament’s standing committee on public accounts that it was targeting suppliers mentioned in the Zondo report

Eskom and unions reach wage agreement, workers back at work

The power utility warned that the system would take some time to recover because maintenance work had been postponed because of the unprotected strike

Teacher: Cornelius Sebothoma says being able to access funds from his pension would be a great help. (Lucas Ledwaba/Mukurukuru Media)

Teacher begs treasury to rethink excluding public servants from pension withdrawals

Cosatu pushes back against ‘treasury bureaucracy’ for not allowing civil servants emergency access to their retirement funds as a form of Covid-19 relief

SABC cuts 303 employees despite Ndabeni-Abrahams’ intervention

As well as the retrenchments, the financially burdened public broadcaster is also considering cutting leave days from 35 to 28 and freezing salary increases for three years

Grounded: The SAA Pilots Association is studying the proposed rescue plan, but criticised it for being short on detail. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Unions reject SAA severance pay

Labour representatives argue that the state airline just ‘expects 78% of workers to accept one week’s pay’ for each year worked

Increase in union complaints against working conditions at Sars

The understaffed enforcement unit at Sars has seen a growing number of disputes lodged with labour forums as untenable demands were made on staff

Close to majority of unions sign public sector wage deal

Close to majority of unions sign public sector wage deal

​The protracted public sector wage negotiations are close to being clinched with 42% of the employees represented having signed the three year deal

Numsa and Solidarity: An unlikely working-class alliance

Blue-collar union and its white counterpart strike up a relationship despite their political differences.

In Nelson Mandela Bay

Union accuses mine of working with rivals to stop recruitment

Bids to stem Amcu’s growth include claims of harassment but NUM says the accusation is perplexing and the Free State mine denies restrictions.

ConCourt reserves judgment in ANC Free State case

Members can sue ‘lazy’ unions

A unanimous Constitutional Court decision has clarified unions’ fiduciary duties to their members.

Euro resumes record-setting run

The euro resumed its record-setting run against the dollar on Tuesday, climbing to ,4153 after a pair of economic reports painted a dismal picture for United States consumers and…