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Sixty years after Freedom Charter, South Africa struggle continues

Events that took place on June 25-26, 1955, in Kliptown, South Africa, represented a turning point in the national liberation…

June 30, 2015

South Africa struggles continue in platinum mines

An 11-week strike by 7,000 members of South Africa’s National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has resulted in a settlement granting…

January 23, 2014

South African miners’ strike enters second month

A major struggle between the National Union of Mineworkers and the bosses at Northam Platinum’s Zondereinde facilities is turning out…

December 4, 2013

South African miners demand higher wages

Conditions are driving more workers in the platinum sector of the mining industry in South Africa to engage in strikes…

November 10, 2013

Mineros sudafricanos continúan acciones sindicales

La militancia laboral continúa en la República de Sudáfrica, la cual tiene la clase obrera industrial más grande del continente.…

October 10, 2013

Mineros sudafricanos continúan acciones sindicales

La militancia laboral continúa en la República de Sudáfrica, la cual tiene la clase obrera industrial más grande del continente.…

October 9, 2013

South African miners continue job actions

Labor militancy is continuing in the Republic of South Africa, which has the largest industrial working class on the continent.…

October 6, 2013

South Africa mineworkers union asks 60 percent pay raise

South Africa’s miners have been forced to threaten strikes following an announcement that thousands of workers would be laid off.…

June 2, 2013

South African farmworkers on strike

In the Western Cape of South Africa, where farmworkers produce fruits, and wines that are sold domestically and internationally, employees…

November 21, 2012

12,000 South African miners fired as strikes spread to public sector

For two months, wildcat and protected strikes have taken place in South Africa. There have been industrial actions in the…

October 11, 2012