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Worker’s Day is a celebration of the contributions of workers and labourers, the advancement and promotion of their rights, and the commemoration of our historic labour movement
DO YOU remember the sea of workers thronging the pavement outside SA Clothing in Mobeni craning their necks to catch sight of their buses (going) home before the sunset?
Ramaphosa accused opposition parties of running around like little dogs, saying the ANC would obtain less than 50% of the vote.
“We have done so much for that man. We helped him in many ways. Now he is not speaking the whole truth because he is saying he does not know why he was recalled. ”
Democracy is a vehicle that should be used by public representatives and the society’s leaders to cater for the needs as well as deliver goods and services to the nation’s citizenry.
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On Monday, talk of next year’s elections and the state of the tripartite alliance dominated the Workers’ Day rally in Bethlehem in the Free State.
There was a family fun day atmosphere at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) sports field for the commemoration of Workers’ Day.
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) said the gains made for workers were not enough to transform society permanently, or, “make up for the suffering caused by apartheid”.
Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi, who was representing the SACP in his capacity as its national chairperson, was given very little time as Cosatu members continued singing long after he had been introduced.
While French President Emmanuel Macron’s government faced violent labour protests on May 1 as pension reform anger continues to fester, Labour Day played out differently in many other countries.
Cosatu held a post-CEC press briefing at Cosatu House to outline and give a report on what transpired in their meeting.