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The New Worker
20 July 2024
Being a Foreigner
It is very sad and painful indeed for Black people who really don't know who they are or the difficulties that other people are facing in the real world.
Category: NEWS
The New Worker
18 July 2024
Woman and culture
There's no room for giving up as a woman.
Category: NEWS
The New Worker
17 July 2024
My experience fighting for justice at the Bargaining Council
I am 38 years old and I was part of the Ekurhuleni Metro Municipality (EMM) brigade.
Category: NEWS
The New Worker
16 July 2024
My story is based on how I am treated at work.
I am working at Pepsico Park on a frozen contract with employees from many different departments.
Category: NEWS
The New Worker
15 July 2024
My experience at Nature's Garden
I started to work at Nature's Garden in 2018. I was younger by that time and I was happy that I found a job.
Category: NEWS
The New Worker
15 July 2024
Discrimination at Bakers National Brand Limited
I started working at Bakers NBL in 2014 as a labour broker worker.
Category: NEWS
CWAO Radio
11 July 2024
Weekly Update: School Registration Assistance
As part of our contribution to the community we are offering free support with school registration for SA residents and non-residents
Category: WEEKLY UPDATE
The New Worker
10 July 2024
My Community Struggle
My name is Phumla Mtshali from Thokoza and I'm focussing on the struggles of youth in my community.
Category: NEWS
The New Worker
10 July 2024
My Community Struggle
I am from Katlehong Mandela, Zone 1. Our community has been facing struggles for such a long time.
Category: NEWS
The New Worker
01 July 2024
How to expose nepotism at work
Irene Sibanyoni speaks to Siza Mlambo about how he fought a problem at work and won
Category: NEWS
The New Worker
27 June 2024
Elderly Dukathole residents are living in a nightmare!
The Simunye Workers Forum media activists visited the Dukathole Older People Service Centre in Gauteng on 18 May and found a horrifying situation where pensioners are experiencing high levels of oppression.
Category: FEATURES
The New Worker
26 June 2024
The 2024 elections and the working class
Many were unable to cast their votes
Category: NEWS
The New Worker
26 June 2024
The 2024 elections and the working class
Political parties never deliver what they promise
Category: NEWS
The New Worker
23 June 2024
How I was treated at work after an injury
Simunye Workers' Forum media activist Malatji Thuli shares her story
Category: NEWS
The New Worker
22 June 2024
Migrant workers used as slaves
The bosses are exploiting both legal and so-called illegal migrants on a daily basis all over the country.
Category: NEWS
The New Worker
18 June 2024
The 2024 elections and the working class
Democracy has not changed our lives
Category: NEWS
The New Worker
18 June 2024
The 2024 elections and the working class
We practiced our democratic right to vote
Category: NEWS
Campaign
04 June 2024
Free Support with School Registration
Spread the word! Everyone welcome! The CWAO is here to assist anyone who is struggling with online registration for schools.
Category: WORKER RIGHTS
CWAO Radio
10 May 2024
Know Your Rights Series - Episode 13: Part 2 UIF Know Your Rights
This is Part 2 of an 13-part series produced by the Casual Workers Advice Office on Workers Rights
Category: WORKERS RIGHTS
Press Release
07 May 2024
Simunye Workers' Forum direct action at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA)
The SWF has set up a stall outside the Benoni branch of the CCMA. The SWF intends to spend a week outside every CCMA office in Gauteng to support workers who are not being adequately assisted by the CCMA and sometimes even abused by the CCMA.
Category: CCMA
Campaign
06 May 2024
The CCMA is helping bosses exploit workers
Don't expect justice from the CCMA.
Organise.
Fight for justice and an end to exploitation.
Category: CCMA
Media Coverage
03 May 2024
Labour Protests | Most 2023 Strikes were for permanentjobs, btter pay
A new report has found there were more wildcat strikes in 2023 than protected ones.
Category: DISPUTES
CWAO Radio
03 May 2024
Know Your Rights Series - Episode 13: Part 1 UIF
This is Part 1 of a 13-part series produced by the Casual Workers Advice Office on Workers Rights
Category: WORKERS RIGHTS
Media Coverage
30 April 2024
Public sector hard hit by strike action
There were 83 strikes in 2023, about half of them in the public service, a report by the Casual Workers Advice Office (CWAO) shows. So far this year there have been 26 strikes, and again, half of them have been in the public sector.