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Use of lie detectors put to the test

A group of workers who refused to submit to polygraph testing were dismissed. Now their union is taking their employer to court

  • Sarah Smit
4 min read
Troubled (c)love(r): The General Industry Workers Union and the Food and Allied Workers Union oppose the acquisition Photo: Oupa Nkosi
CLOVER

Clover sale cheeses off unions

The Milco consortium buyout could result in the loss of jobs once restructuring is completed

  • Thando Maeko
4 min read
Luxor Paints said they had to engage additional security “to ensure the safety of its employees and hired labour”.
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Luxor workers: ‘After seeing one of our comrades lost his eye, we cried like babies’

Worker representatives claim one worker lost an eye and 19 others were hospitalised after run-ins with private security while on a peaceful strike

  • Sarah Smit
2 min read