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TimesLive reports that lawyers representing families of workers killed and injured during the Marikana massacre in 2012 have cautiously welcomed the government’s move to compensate the victims. Source: Latest News
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Job losses mount as tough economic conditions bite
BDLIve reports that the formal sector shed a staggering 161,000 jobs between the second quarter of last year and the second quarter of this year, indicating how tough economic conditions are starting to bite. Source: Latest News
Sea tragedy: DA requests urgent audit of rescue vessels
RDM News Wire reports that the Democratic Alliance (DA) on Monday said it would write to the Minister of Transport‚ Dipuo Peters‚ to request that her office investigate a sea accident that claimed the lives of eleven fishermen on Sunday. Source: Latest News
About 22,000 mining jobs under threat, says NUM
Reuters reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said on Monday that about 22,000 jobs were under threat in the beleaguered mining industry, while alleging at the same time that mining companies were attacking the government politically through the layoffs. Source: Latest News
As Evraz creditors seek more details on alternative offer, workers will have to wait to get clarity
Mining Weekly Online reports that creditors agreed unanimously on Monday to postpone, for two weeks, a vote on the business rescue plan developed for Evraz Highveld Steel and Vanadium. Source: Latest News
Search for missing man continues after fishing trawler sinks
EWN reports that the search continued on Tuesday morning for a fisherman who is missing at sea. Source: Latest News
Bodies of five illegal miners found at Grootvlei mine in Springs
News24 reports that the bodies of five men believed to be illegal miners were found at the Grootvlei mine in Springs on Monday morning. Source: Latest News
Nactu advises on-duty members not to join Wednesday’s anti-corruption march
EWN reports that the National Council of Trade Unions (Nactu) says it will not advise its on-duty members to take part in the Unite Against Corruption march on Wednesday because the protest does not provide protection for workers against disciplinary action for staying away from work. Source: Latest News
Big turnout predicted for Wednesday’s corruption marches, but legal strike only on 14 October
TimesLive reports that protesters will take to the streets of Pretoria and Cape Town on Wednesday in a march against corruption, although workers have not be granted the right to take part in the mass action on a protected basis. Source: Latest News
Web links to a selection of labour news reports posted on Monday, 28 September 2015
Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Monday, 28 September 2015. Source: Latest News