Labour Market News
Cosatu urges MPs to tackle illicit cigarette trade
Union federation demands tracking and tracing measures in pending tobacco control law Trade union...
All hands on deck: Law enforcement on high alert as tensions rise
It's all hands on deck in Cape Town on Tuesday as law enforcement is mobilising all...
COSATU urges workers to reject “fabricated” 30 June deadline
Xenophobia is “intended to distract attention from the abject failures of government” says...
June 30 | SA on edge for anti-immigrant marches
Time’s up. Anti-immigrant protesters are expected to take to the streets across SA on Tuesday...
Stats SA reports 80,000 jobs were lost in first three months of 2026
South Africa's jobs crisis worsened in the first three months of this year after employment...
CEPPWAWU welcomes landmark Labour Court victory for 24 dismissed workers at Hoya Lens South Africa (Pty) Ltd
The Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood, and Allied Workers Union (CEPPWAWU) is proud to...
OSATU Gauteng Statement on the Introduction of the “Super Wardens” Programme
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in Gauteng notes the announcement by Gauteng...
SAPS on alert, SANDF standing by: SA’s safety plan for 30 June protests
As plans for 30 June protests gather momentum, the SAPS has activated joint operations in all nine...
Zwelinzima Vavi calls on workers not to join the 30 June protest against illegal immigration
Labour federations have urged workers not to participate in the planned 30 June anti-illegal...
Organised labour urges Ramaphosa to intervene as UIF and Compensation Fund crisis deepens
"While workers are not receiving their income leave on time, if at all, the high cost of living...
COSATU KZN to hold mass Durban picket against rising living costs
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in KwaZulu-Natal has announced plans for mass...
Vavi says migrants are being used as scapegoats for SA’s economic problems
SAFTU General Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says African migrants should not be blamed for South...
‘System failure’: Unions blast UIF and Compensation Fund as workers left waiting for benefits
South Africa’s main labour federations COSATU, SAFTU, FEDUSA and NACTU have called on President...
Organised labour rejects anti-migrant sentiment, calls for economic reform
Organised Labour has rejected growing anti-migrant sentiment across the country and warned that...
COSATU march to SA Reserve Bank in Pretoria over ‘high cost of living’
The Reserve Bank recently increased interest rates by 25 basis points, raising the repo rate to 7%...
Labour unions urge workers to shun anti-migrant protests
Your browser does not support the audio element. South Africa's biggest labour unions on Wednesday...
Inflation jumps to two-year high as fuel costs squeeze consumers
South Africa’s annual consumer inflation rate climbed to 4.5% in May from 4.0% in April, reaching...
COSATU Takes Cost of Living Fight to Parliament
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) in the Western Cape will lead a mass march to...
COSATU Gives City of Cape Town Seven-Day Ultimatum Over Soaring Living Costs
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has now given the City of Cape Town seven days...
SA’s organised labour decries scapegoating of migrants amid economic strain
SAFTU said that migrants must not be scapegoated for failures they did not create. Organised...
Positive reaction to Tongaat Hulett rescue plan
JOHANNESBURG - There has been a positive reaction to the announcement of a rescue package aimed at...
COSATU welcomes lifeline for Tongaat Hulett
COSATU says the deal protects an estimated 250,000 jobs across the sugar value chain and provides...
Don’t blame migrants for economic crisis, SA labour unions warn anti-migrant groups
South Africa’s major labour federations have warned against rising xenophobic sentiments and...
Labour Court rules Pick n Pay Express staff at BP station fall outside Motor Industry Bargaining Council
The Labour Court has overturned a bargaining council demarcation ruling that placed employees...