insert_link World UN child labour targets still not met UNICEF/Patrick Brown, Children work at a mine in South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In 2015, the United Nations and world leaders set a target to end child labour by 2025. But the new Child Labour Report, released Wednesday by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and UNICEF, shows that 138 million children, including 54 million in hazardous work, are still working. Though this marks a decline of […] today12 June, 2025
insert_link South Africa S.A Union Calls for Support Against CWP Contract Terminations for Workers Aged 55 S.A Union, Saftu, is calling on all progressive forces to join the fight against the termination of the contracts of the Community Work Programme workers aged 55 and above. Saftu’s Mogoshadi Maserumule says together, South Africans can demand a government that places people before profits and ensures dignity for every worker, regardless of age. She says many of these workers have been in the programme since its inception […] today6 January, 2025
insert_link Business / Economics Government clarifies construction sector agreement delay The Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Creation has clarified the cause of the delay regarding the extension of the Collective Agreement in the Construction Sector, while at the same time distancing itself from the accusation levelled against it by the Metal and Allied Namibian Workers Union. Here is the Ministry’s Executive Director, Lydia Indombo. today12 February, 2024
