The programme targets GBVH in four Lesotho garment factories producing jeans for the global market
Levi Strauss & Co, The Children s Place and Kontoor Brands are funding a programme that targets gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) in four Lesotho jeans factories employing up to 10,000 workers.
The project, which is unique in that it is binding and worker-led, will empower Lesotho unions, human and women s rights groups to effectively address GBVH.
To combat widespread abuse, the programme is providing garment workers with GBVH awareness training, a confidential reporting system, and enforcement processes administered by an entity independent of employer influence.
It comes after Levi Strauss, The Children s Place, and Kontoor Brands launched a comprehensive pilot programme to prevent GBVH in garment factories in Lesotho last summer after an investigation documented a deeply concerning pattern of abuse and harassment at a key supplier s factories in the country.
Saftu unhappy with âheavy-handednessâ of cops during their Cape Town protest
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Johannesburg - The SA Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) leadership and members took to the streets on Wednesday to voice their socio-economic concerns.
The nationwide strike came before Finance Minister Tito Mboweniâs Budget speech for the year.
However, things turned chaotic in Cape Town, where police had to use stun grenades to disperse protesters.
It was confirmed that two Saftu members were arrested for allegedly trying to make their way into Parliament.
In a statement, the union revealed that its provincial secretary in the Western Cape, Andre Adams, and Nadine Simons, the chairperson of the Democratic Municipal and Allied Workers Union of South Africa in the Western Cape, were being charged at the Cape Town central police station for an alleged breaking of the regulations.
A payment plan for the higher quality service is yet to be announced
24.02.21
Spotify is adding a new ‘HiFi’ subscription tier to its platform, offering high-resolution music streaming for the first time.
The company announced the new model at its ‘Stream On’ broadcast, where it said that it will deliver music streaming in CD-quality, lossless audio.
Currently, Spotify’s best audio quality is 320kbps, and higher resolution audio has reportedly been one of the most requested features from customers, according to the company.
The new tier will be coming in “select markets” later this year but it has not yet confirmed a price plan.
In the lead-up to Wednesday’s Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) meeting, trade unions hope to hear what alternatives KAP Industrial Holdings considered before announcing the closure of Greyhound, Magic Transfers and Mega Bus – a move that would leave hundreds of workers unemployed.
This comes after the bus operator announced on 3 February that it would be discontinuing its services with effect from Sunday, 14 February.
On Monday, the Democratised Transport Logistics and Allied Workers Union (Detawu) met Greyhound management at the first CCMA-facilitated Section 189 consultation.
The consultations require that the company be transparent with the trade unions and the workers involved and aim to “ensure the fairness of the process”, Detawu deputy general secretary Nontembeko Luzipo told