Domestic workers have faced the brunt of the Covid-19 crisis, say trade union officials, whose members have often been left high and dry by employers, with little protection from the …
Victims of violence at Unilever tea plantation take complaint to the UN
The complaint is brought to the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights and the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights by the Centre for …
Mauritian employers use Covid-19 to push back against labour laws
Mauritian unions, including IndustriALL affiliate the Confederation of Workers in the Public and Private Sectors (CTSP), celebrated new labour law amendments as an important win after 16 years of sustained pressure on …
UN experts call on Tanzania to end crackdown on civic space
UN experts* today urged Tanzania to immediately drop legislative and other measures that further curb civic space, particularly as the country gears up for October elections, and urged the Government …
Lawyers Assisting Workers Condemn Rice Mill Company For Holding 126 Workers Hostage
The International Lawyers Assisting Workers (ILAW) Network, Nigeria Chapter, has condemned Popular Farm, a rice mill company that held 126 workers against their will, in deplorable conditions and on starvation …
Zimbabwe: Authorities must drop charges against health care workers for demanding better wages
In response to charges levelled against 13 nurses who are accused of contravening lockdown regulations, introduced as a way to address COVID-19, by protesting to demand better wages and working …
Kenya: Union sues university leaders over cuts to salaries of academics
In Kenya, the Universities Academic Staff Union has taken the vice-chancellors of two universities to court over cuts in lecturers’ salaries, which had been previously suspended by a judge. On …
Durban company hit with R25,000 fine after locking up workers and forcing them to make masks
A factory in Durban where employees were locked in and forced to make surgical masks has been slapped with a R25,000 fine. The Chen Lu Fragrance Company appeared in the …
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Outsourcing has not improved conditions for domestic workers in South Africa
“In South Africa, approximately one million people, mostly black women from marginalised backgrounds, are employed as domestic workers by the middle class. Some are employed as full-time domestic workers and live …