Casual Workers Advice Office
latest news & developmentsEcosystem of injustice: The hidden system that keeps rural South Africa unequal
Behind the facade of certification and social investment, inequality stems from an arrangement designed to protect corporate profits and maintain elite land ownership
Recruitment search for a white male beyond the pale
A recruitment agency sent out an advert for specifying the marketing manager job at a high-end dealership was for ‘non-employment equity/affirmative action’ people (‘slightly…
What universities are doing in the fight against Covid-19
While teaching students during lockdown, institutions of higher learning are also using their expertise to make masks, develop vaccines and research labour abuses
Citizens ache for new form of politics
Talking about a revolution is fitting given the state’s performance over the past 25 years
The workers who won’t snitch
Despite a legal obligation to inform on their comrades, workers across the country are refusing to do so, resulting in dismissal
Labour court judges block workers’ right to strike
In recent weeks, three cases have come to light that clearly show that labour court judges are issuing court orders forbidding strikes
CCMA ‘improperly’ postpones workers’ hearings
The Casual Workers Advice Office has dealt with at least nine different cases that have been unfairly postponed at the CCMA
Saftu strike ‘threatens worker unity’
The strike was ignored by three other federations, who described the action as a miscalculation
A make-or-break case for the labour-broking sector reaches top court
Labour brokers are fighting a law that advances calls to ban the practice
Slice of life: A labour of love – and victory
A work organiser at the Casual Workers Advice Office has never lost a case at the CCMA, and he has helped workers return to their previous jobs.