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Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the World Wide Web on Friday, 8 May 2015. Source: Latest News
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Mid-morning roundup of labour news on Friday, 8 May 2015
In our Friday roundup, see summaries of our selection of South African labour- related stories that have appeared since mid-morning on Thursday, 7 May 2015. Source: Latest News
Housing minister Sisulu vows to abolish worker hostels in cities
TimesLive reports that Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said her department would overhaul its tender processes and abolish hostels in cities as part of “doing things differently”. Source: Latest News
Harmony posts loss, to restructure three large mines in SA and Papua New Guinea
BDLive reports that Harmony Gold is the third major South African gold miner to report losses in the March quarter, prompting it to announce the restructuring of three large mines in SA and Papua New Guinea. Source: Latest News
CWU turns to Cosatu for help in fighting Post Office’s plans to retrench big numbers
Business Report writes that the Communication Workers Union (CWU) is going to take labour federation Cosatu up on its offer to fight retrenchments at the SA Post Office (Sapo). Source: Latest News
Gold Fields’ CEO blames platinum deal rather than his South Deep deal for gold wage pressure
David McKay writes that according to Nick Holland, CEO of Gold Fields, platinum wage agreements last year had ratcheted up the pressure on the gold industry to meet similar increases long before Gold Fields agreed in April with unions that it would pay an average 10% a year over three...
Cosatu turns blind eye to affiliates who still associate with Vavi
Daily News writes that Cosatu is downplaying the conduct of some of its affiliates who have not heeded a call to desist from providing platforms to the labour federation’s expelled general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi and from participating in activities involving him. Source: Latest News
Better wages will improve economy, says labour minister
Business Report writes that Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant says workers need to be paid decent wages to drive economic growth. Source: Latest News
Solidarity seeks public input before submitting ‘racial discrimination’ report to UN
BDLive reports that trade union Solidarity said on Thursday it would be seeking public input before submitting a shadow report to the United Nations (UN) arguing that the government’s stance on employment equity oversteps internationally agreed upon boundaries. Source: Latest News
Court bid by labour department to put Cosatu affiliate Ceppwawu in curatorship
The Star reports that the Department of Labour will take immediate control of all functions of the Chemical Energy Paper Printing Wood and Allied Workers’ Union (Ceppwawu) if it succeeds in a court bid to put the beleaguered union under administration. Source: Latest News