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Nov 15, 2019South African Airways, Africa's second-largest carrier, has warned that the strike "endangers the future of the airline." It will cost it about 50 million rand ($3.3 million) a day, board
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South Africa: Banking Glitch Triggers Health Workers' Strike in Eastern Cape. Thousands of Eastern Cape health workers at various facilities went on an unprotected strike because the provincial
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Africa in the news: Union strike in South Africa, technology and vaccine updates, and Tanzanian author wins Nobel Prize. News. Close. 1. Posted by 2 days ago. Africa in the news: Union strike in South Africa, technology and vaccine updates, and Tanzanian author wins Nobel Prize. brookings.edu/blog/a News. 0 comments. share. save.
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Healthcare worker strikes in South Africa have been motivated by the same concerns as internationally. In South Africa, wage disputes are the catalyst of almost all healthcare worker strikes and wage negotiations are pivotal when it comes to speedy resolution. 8. In 2007, nurses' strikes, sometimes violent, occurred countrywide.
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Oct 10, 2021On October 5, the South African National Union of Metalworkers (NUMSA) called for an indefinite strike (a strike without a set end date) to demand an 8-percent increase in wages — and 160,000 workers in the steel and engineering sector answered the call. The union, South Africa's largest, represents 400,000 workers in total. The massive strike continues the tense social crisis that
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Oct 11, 2021Luxury carmaker BMW's main vehicle assembly plant in South Africa has been hit by a wage strike by the country's biggest metalworkers union, a company spokeswoman said on Monday.
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1 [sudden: BMW production cut due to strike by South African Metal Workers] according to foreign media reports, Hailey Philander, a spokesman for luxury carmaker BMW, said on October 11 that (NUMSA), South Africa's largest metal workers' union, had gone on strike over wages, causing BMW's South African plant to lose production of about 700 vehicles.
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Sep 21, 2021The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) is embarking on a national strike in the engineering sector on 5 October. This comes after
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Metrobus routes operational but Demawusa insists strike still on. Workers affiliated to the Democratic Municipal and Allied Workers Union of South Africa (Demawusa) have been on strike since last
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Oct 05, 2021JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – OCTOBER 27: National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (NUMSA) members picket outside the Retail Metal Industry (RMI) offices during a national strike
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Oct 05, 2021South Africa 's biggest metalworkers union on Tuesday launched an indefinite strike to press for wage rises in the engineering sector, action that threatens to spill over and block supplies of
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2 Output at luxury carmaker BMW's main vehicle assembly plant in South Africa has been hit by a wage strike in the engineering sector by the country's biggest metalworkers union, a company
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Oct 07, 2020South African unions representing workers across a range of industries embarked on a one-day national strike on Wednesday, dealing a further blow to an economy battered by the coronavirus. The protest was called by the Congress of South African Trade Unions, the country's largest labor group, to highlight a litany of grievances, including
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Aug 26, 2013The strike also propelled the labor movement in South Africa. The African Mineworkers' Union (AMWU), which was formed in 1941, led a massive strike in 1946 for higher wages. The black mine workers around Johannesburg led the biggest work stoppage the country had ever seen. For six days in August 1946, 76,000 workers were able to bring 12 gold
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1 South Africa's ongoing steelworker strike is likely to lead to job cuts, further hammering an industry that's been in decline for several years, according to the country's main employer body
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Jul 12, 2021South Africa deploys military to tackle Zuma riots. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for people to stand against violence in response to
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Oct 11, 2021The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) launched the strike last Tuesday after pay talks with employer bodies reached a deadlock, raising fears the action would spill over and block supplies of parts to make new cars. BMW's plant is at Rosslyn, around 60 kilometres from the commercial city of Johannesburg.
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Aug 09, 2010Traditional South African conglomerates, such as Anglo-American have undergone significant restructuring, encouraged by opportunities to globally diversify their operations, thanks to financial liberalization. Nevertheless, significant vertical and horizontal linkages continue to define the South African corporate landscape.
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1 South Africa's ongoing steelworker strike is likely to lead to job cuts, further hammering an industry that's been in decline for several years, according to the country's main employer body. The week-long walkout by as many as 300,000 members and allies of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa has affected five provinces and
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CAPE TOWN — BMW's output at its Rossyln plant in South Africa has been hit by a wage strike in the engineering sector by the country's biggest metalworkers' union. "While our associates have been reporting for work, we have lost production since the strike commenced because a number of suppliers to the plant have been affected," BMW spokesperson Hailey Philander said on Monday.
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Oct 05, 2021The Numsa strike on 5 October 2021 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo: Gallo Images / Sharon Seretlo) Workers in the steel and engineering sectors have embarked on an indefinite strike
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Sep 16, 1995Thousands of South African nurses at state funded hospitals have been on strike for increased salaries. The strike began at the Baragwanath teaching hospital on the outskirts of Soweto and Johannesburg. The dispute follows several sudden strikes by nursing staff at Soweto clinics—also over salaries. The strike involves about 2000 black nurses at Baragwanath and several thousand
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The strike comes as South Africa and the world are grappling with the devastation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, and as the labour force stumbles out of an economic crisis of significant proportions. Workers like nurses, who are the majority of health professionals who got infected and affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the workplace, have
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Oct 05, 2021South Africa's biggest engineering metalworkers union on Tuesday launched an indefinite strike seeking pay raises that threatens to choke supplies of parts to make new cars and accessories, industry and union officials said. (Also Read: Maruti Suzuki sales in September tumble as shortage in parts
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Oct 06, 2021South Africa's Engineering Sector Hit By Indefinite Strike. Sheila October 6, 2021 October 6, 2021. by Sheila October 6, 2021 October 6, 2021 0 95. Read more. sa engineers sa strike South Africa. Categories. Categories Recent Posts. Leleti Khumalo 'MaZulu' Salary At Imbewu The Seed Revealed
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Oct 08, 2021October 8, 2021. CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa's biggest metalworkers union said on Friday its members were considering a new proposal to end a strike
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Oct 12, 2021Numsa Strike / South African Union Starts Indefinite Strike Auto Industry Fears Impact Reuters. The strike is being led by the national union of metalworkers of south africa. Hospitals and hotels across gauteng may experience delays in laundry and cleaning services as a result of the numsa strike.
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Jul 31, 2017Strike action in South Africa can often turn violent. Violence, in addition to the withdrawal of labor, is used to force the employer to meet the employees' demands. In the process, the employer's
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1 CAPE TOWN -- BMW's output at its Rossyln plant in South Africa has been hit by a wage strike in the engineering sector by the country's biggest metalworkers' union. While our
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South African metalworkers' strike hits output at BMW plant. CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Output at luxury carmaker BMW's main vehicle assembly plant in South Africa has been hit by a wage strike in the
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Oct 12, 2021South Africa's ongoing steelworker strike is likely to lead to job cuts, further hammering an industry that's been in decline for several years, according to the country's main employer body. The week-long walkout by as many as 300,000 members and allies of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa has affected five provinces and
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