Workers Day News Today

The Nation Newspaper Minimum wage: Govt may shift ground on N48,000

A Transnet employee who spent Workers’ Day locked in a holding cell at the Motherwell police station has accused Nelson Mandela Bay councillor Thembinkosi Mafana of orchestrating his arrest under false pretences.

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In an interview, Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) Western Region chairperson Ambrose Sibindi, said the Workers Day was a grim reminder of the city’s deindustrialisation.

The Fozeu have declared industrial action when schools open tomorrow to press the government to pay teachers a minimum wage of US$1 260.

While Nigerians desperately seek succour following the asphyxiating socioeconomic situation prevalent across the country, the authorities...

Dead BC, wants to charge a whooping US$92 for an annual television licence and the proposed law has been rightly  received with outrage by the country’s citizens.

Hold your horses! Workers Day came and went, as always, and I saw just how Namibians actually celebrate Workers Day. It did lead me to questioning […]

St Vincent and the Grenadines observed Labour Day on Wednesday May 1, without fanfare. No major events or celebrations were put on by the workers’ representatives to mark the day. In the days of vibrancy of the Trade Union Movement, Workers Day was marked by a march and rally that featured speeches and messages of solidarity. This has drawn a response from Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, who noted that...

Leaked minutes of the May Day organising meeting which were seen by NewsDay also show that ZCTU had set restrictions for those delivering speeches during the celebrations.