South Africa: ‘It is extremely irresponsible’: ‘New’ law has unions up in arms

Unions are up in arms over a statement by the Department of Labour that workers would have to conduct a secret ballot before going on strike. But Cosatu said this …

Turning the Law into a Shield for Street Vendors in African Countries

This brief, therefore, aims to compare civil law systems (prevalent in Francophone African countries) to common law systems (prevalent in Anglophone African countries) in relation to the issue of street …

“You Pray for Death” Trafficking of Women and Girls in Nigeria

When she was 18 in 2013, Adaura C. met a woman who promised her a job earning 150,000 naira (US$414) as a domestic worker in Libya. Adaura agreed, and the …

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Men fear us’: Kampala’s market women unite against harassment

Some men are in the habit of touching women, says Nora Baguma, a vendor at Nakawa market, in Uganda’s capital Kampala. “We call them bayaye,” she says, sitting at her banana stall. …

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Leading apparel brands, trade unions and women’s rights organizations sign binding agreements to combat gender-based violence and harassment at key supplier’s factories in Lesotho

“Maseru, Lesotho; Washington, D.C. (August 15, 2019): Civil society groups, an international apparel manufacturer, and three global brands have agreed to launch a comprehensive pilot program intended to prevent gender-based violence …

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Levi Strauss, Kontoor Back Worker-Protection Accord in Lesotho

“Clothing chains Levi Strauss & Co., The Children’s Place Inc. and Kontoor Brands Inc agreed to start a pilot program aimed at combating gender-based violence and harassment at five factories owned …

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Côte d’Ivoire / Café-cacao : les enfants sont de plus en plus exploités, l’Amérique, l’important acheteur en colère. Ce que disent Dominique et Alassane

Les États-Unis pèsent sur le plan visant à bloquer les importations de cacao résultant du travail des enfants. La Côte d’Ivoire appelle l’interdiction injuste. La première dame du pays a rencontré …

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Empty Promises: The Failure of Voluntary Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives to Improve Farmer Incomes in the Ivorian Cocoa Sector

Between October 2018 and March 2019, Corporate Accountability Lab (CAL) staff interviewed farmers, tribal leaders in cocoa-growing villages, cocoa cooperatives and local and international NGOs to assess the impact of …

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Zimbabwe Independent Legislator Takes on Chinese Companies for Worker Abuse

“A Zimbabwean legislator is taking on Chinese companies that he says aren’t adhering to local laws and are abusing workers in the African nation. China’s investments in the country should …

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Suit alleging US chocolate makers collaborated in slave labor proceeds

A federal appeals court in San Francisco reaffirmed its ruling Friday that youngsters on cocoa plantations in Africa can sue U.S. chocolate makers for allegedly collaborating in slave labor. But …

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