We need to build international solidarity to fight for better working conditions for all.
Can we blame migrants for unemployment?
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Agriculture
The (mostly) unacknowledged commitment of public teachers and health workers (Part 2)
Part 2 in a three-part series. Read Part 1 here. The Centre for Risk Analysis is typical in drawing attention to the “lack of service delivery that has accompanied” the public sector wage bill of R721-billion. That the mere mention of poor service delivery is...
Austerity is a feminist issue in South Africa
Austerity is not just a short-term inconvenience; it has lasting consequences for gender equality.
Hezbollah’s Dilemma
Hezbollah is now facing the dilemma of its dual loyalty, in a way that affects its vital interests. Part of its leaders are inclined to accept a ceasefire, along with a withdrawal north of the Litani River.
The rationality of public sector pay — simultaneously too high and not high enough (Part 1)
The rationality of those who hold excessive public sector wages accountable for much of our economic woes is a rationality heavily dependent on selective perceptions.
Breaking out from South Africa’s growing mass unemployment
We have a debilitating crisis in public health and education, but the provincial governments are cutting staff.
UN treaty to curb corporate impunity delayed
There is a growing push for a legally binding international framework that holds corporations accountable for human rights violations.
Crises in France
The formation of the New People’s Front (NFP) and the unexpected success of its electoral campaign have rekindled hope in France.
Government policies to blame for SAs’ chronic mass unemployment
The unemployment crisis in South Africa is unsustainable. It underpins and worsens many of the social ills we face in our country.