National Minimum Wage
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We are proud of how far Cosatu has come since it was launched 40 years ago in Durban and the role it has played in ending apartheid, securing our constitutional democracy,…
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Ensure the national minimum wage is a living wage
Many workers, particularly in the agriculture and domestic work categories, barely make enough to meet their basic needs
Government of national unity: Political shift tests Cosatu’s influence
The labour movement helped end apartheid and usher in Mandela’s coalition government. Its currently diminished position is cause for anxiety as the ANC forges new political…
Minimum wage stance won’t get DA a raise
The party’s belief that the base pay should be phased out could scupper its coalition prospects
Consumers buy cornflakes on credit
As millions join the unemployment ranks, relying on debt to make ends meet becomes more attractive
What CCMA budget cuts mean for workers
The statutory body mandated to resolve workplace disputes and save jobs will have its budget cut by R600-million over the next three years
Covid-19 a ‘catalyst for closing the pay gap’
Executive directors earn 66 times the national minimum wage and are overwhelmingly white, a report by assurance, advisory and tax services company PwC has found