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In our Wednesday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Monday, 15 June 2015. Source: Latest News
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‘Bring SA troops home’, says military union Sandu
The Citizen writes that reports that hundreds of South African soldiers on peace-keeping duty in Sudan were held hostage until President Omar al-Bashir had safely evaded arrest in South Africa have prompted calls for their withdrawal. Source: Latest News
Mining industry needs to do more to empower youth, says NUM
SABC News reports that, according to the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) youth structure, the mining industry still needs to do more to employ and empower young people, in order for them to be employable in all industries. Source: Latest News
Call to action against corruption by unions and civil society bodies, with march on 19 August
Ranjeni Munusamy writes that eight trade unions and 29 civil society organisations have come together to build an alliance against corruption and for social justice. Source: Latest News
Mining unions going for gold with wage demands
With all eyes to be on the gold mining sector when wage negotiations kick off on 22 June, Mineweb provides an overview of the demands presented by the four trade unions involved. Source: Latest News
Zuma urges youth to create their own jobs
BDLive reports that, against the backdrop of a sluggish economy and youth unemployment standing at an alarming 3.4-million, President Jacob Zuma went on a Youth Day charm offensive on Tuesday as he sought to encourage young South Africans to start their own businesses. Source: Latest News
CWU strike action threat against Telkom
The New Age reports that the Communication Workers Union (CWU) has threatened to go on strike should Telkom continue with its planned retrenchment of 4,400 workers. Source: Latest News
Goodies galore for delegates at Popcru congress
TimesLive reports that delegates to the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union’s (Popcru’s) eighth national congress this week are not only enjoying a “winter holiday” in sunny Durban, each of them will also go home with a Lenovo tablet computer. Source: Latest News
Probe into deaths of two Joburg firemen ‘all but done’
The Citizen reports that an investigation into the cause of the death of two Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) firefighters and the working conditions emergency workers get exposed to was at an “advanced stage”, EMS spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi said on Monday. Source: Latest News
Sudan denies threatening SANDF peacekeepers amid Bashir dispute
Bloomberg News reports that Sudan’s army has denied a report that its troops surrounded bases in Darfur where South African peacekeeping forces are stationed while President Omar al-Bashir attended an African Union (AU) summit in Johannesburg. Source: Latest News