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SABC News reports that Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu) general secretary Katishi Masemola says the union is not in favour of the SABMiller-AbInBev deal and will make submissions for the transaction to be opposed. Source: Latest News
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Coal mine workers return to work on Wednesday after pay deal ends strike
BDLive reports that a strike of just more than a week in the coal mining sector came to an end on Tuesday after the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) agreed to a two-year wage deal with producers represented by the Chamber of Mines. Source: Latest News
Tax incentive plan for youth employment is a flop, says World Bank
TimesLive reports that the World Bank says in a new report that South Africa’s employment tax incentive scheme (ETI), commonly known as the youth wage subsidy, has not been very effective in eradicating youth unemployment. Source: Latest News
Three top Samwu officials arrested at union’s CEC meeting on Tuesday
IOL News reports that a former leader of the SA Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) and three other top officials were arrested by the Hawks on Tuesday. Source: Latest News
Sadtu takes big blow at ANC national general council over school inspectors and ANAs
Mail & Guardian writes that the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu), an African National Congress (ANC) alliance partner, emerged the biggest loser at the party’s national general council (NGC) last weekend. Source: Latest News
Thousands expected at Numsa's JHB anti-corruption march on Wednesday
eNCA reports that the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) will on Wednesday finally launch its march against corruption in Johannesburg. Source: Latest News
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on Tuesday, 13 October 2015
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Tuesday, 13 October 2015. Source: Latest News
CHAMBER OF MINES: Wage agreement between producers and the NUM, UASA and Solidarity reached in coal mining sector
Press Statement dated 13 October 2015 Source: Latest News
Raging veld fire kills Limpopo firefighter
eNCA reports that a firefighter has been killed in Limpopo whilst battling raging fires. Source: Latest News
Class certification hearing for far-reaching silicosis and TB suit started on Monday
BDLive reports that the first day of a two-week certification hearing in the quest of ill mineworkers to get justice against employers for having contracted occupational diseases began in the High Court in Johannesburg on Monday. Source: Latest News