27 September 2024
Premier insists that casual workers currently running production at the Mr Sweet Factory are qualified
26 September 2024
Premier Group CEO pays himself nearly R19 million a year, 185 times more than the Mister Sweet workers are paid
26 September 2024
The SWF has been informed that several casual workers have been seriously injured over the past week in the Mister Sweet factory.
20 September 2024
Workers tell Buwa Basebetsi that the employer does not treat them like human beings
14 September 2024
Company says amid the strike it is distributing sweets at reduced capacity
13 September 2024
In this episode of our Buwa Basebetsi Update we bring you the latest news on the current protest taking place at Mr Sweet in Wadeville
11 September 2024
The Johannesburg Labour Court has dismissed Premier Group's urgent application to stop workers from striking at its Mister Sweet branch in Germiston.
09 September 2024
In Germiston, over 600 workers at Mister Sweets Factory have halted production, demanding a monthly wage increase to R19,500.
09 September 2024
Strike at Germiston factory enters fourth week
06 September 2024
We, the 23 below organisations, from six provinces, declare that we are boycotting Mister Sweet products because of the ongoing of workers at Mister Sweet.
06 September 2024
In this episode of Buwa Basebetsi Updates, we highlight the messages of solidarity towards the protesting Mr Sweet striking workers.
28 August 2024
Unite in the fight against the bosses' profit-making system!
25 August 2024
SWF condemns bosses for locking workers out and threatening workers with reduction in wage offer and dismissal
23 August 2024
Mister Sweet factory workers in Germiston initially wanted salaries raised to R19,500 per month, but have lowered their demands
22 August 2024
Staff at the site making the Mister Sweet brand are demanding a minimum wage and pay increases.
20 August 2024
More than 600 workers down tools at Mr Sweet, demanding a minimum wage of R19,500 a month
18 August 2024
Mister Sweet workers to strike from Monday; SWF condemns bosses for locking workers out and threatening workers with reduction in wage offer
17 August 2024
Dis-Chem declared the role redundant and terminated Ms Matinketsa on grounds of medical incapacity.
14 August 2024
In this episode of Buwa Basebetsi Updates, we look at the reality of asylum seekers in South Africa.
14 August 2024
THE Casual Workers’ Advice Office (CWAO) has condemned pharmacy giant Dis-Chem for dismissing a female worker after she was fitted with a stoma bag following cancer surgery and could no longer lift heavy items.
14 August 2024
CCMA finds dismissal of cancer survivor lawful
14 August 2024
The Simunye Workers Forum (SWF) and Casual Workers' Advice Office (CWAO) are headed for the Labour Appeal Court in Johannesburg tomorrow (15 August 2024) to again fight for the right of the SWF to register as a trade union.
13 August 2024
The Casual Workers' Advice Office condemns the pharmacy giant, DisChem, for dismissing a female worker after she was fitted with a stoma bag following cancer surgery and could no longer lift heavy items.