Exploitation
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Citizens’ two faces: humanity in public; greed in private
Many South Africans have witnessed a hidden exploitation: undocumented immigrants trapped in a cycle of 'volunteer slavery'. This article exposes the two-faced attitude of greed…
Charges dropped against one accused in Joshlin Smith case
The state says the matter is ready to be transferred to the high court
Dismantle green colonialism and stop the greed of corporates and Northern governments
The fight for climate justice must include the people who are most affected, including those in the Arab region
Kenya’s beach boys fall into sex tourism, trafficking
In the face of their families’ poverty, young men, persuaded by the prospect of wealth or education, travel to Europe with their older female sponsors only to be trafficked for sex
Hustler literature sheds light on internet fraud and its role in the Nigerian economy
E-fraud novels, such as ‘I Do Not Come To You By Chance’, depict characters recreating the same exploitative economic landscape they seek to avoid
No one should be as rich as Elon Musk
The reactions to Elon Musk’s billionaire status are evidence that far too many South Africans have not fully grasped the destructive consequences of inequality. Entrepreneur Musk…
‘We sacrifice our families for Clover all year’
The strike at the dairy company continues, with exhausted workers demanding an end to compulsory weekend and public holiday work as well as overtime being forced on them
We must fight the scourge of child domestic labour
More than 17-million children around the world are involved in domestic labour. The recent death of 17-year-old Salome Zacharia in Tanzania highlights their plight