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On 5 October 2021, NUMSA went on strike, seeking wage increases for its members in the auto industry sector, after talks with employer organisations had stalled. South African plants manufacture for major brands including Ford, BMW and Nissan. [16] On 21 October, NUMSA secured 5-6% annual pay increases for its members, and ended the strike. [17]
South Africa has a sizable automotive industry, which is largely export-oriented. [1] The sector employs approximately 110,000 South Africans. [3] Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, exports and production for the county's automotive industry fell by about one-third, and the industry's proportion of South Africa's total gross domestic product (GDP) fell from 6.4% to 4.9%. [1]
South African Airways, for example, formerly had a policy of not employing HIV-positive employees as cabin attendants, partly because it believed that HIV-positive people could not have vaccinations, [citation needed] a requirement for international travel, and were at risk of infection, which might be transmitted to others.
The fact that South Africa's first generation of Born Frees — now in their mid to late 20s — are living in the country with the world's worst unemployment rate is “the most heartbreaking ...
South African Airways' future is hanging in the balance after its workers went on strike on Friday to demand higher wages and protest planned job cuts, forcing the struggling state-owned carrier ...
South 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 ...
Pages in category "Labour disputes in South Africa" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... 2014 South African platinum strike; J. 2019 ...
South Africa's unemployment rate, already the highest in the world, rose to 32.1% in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to official government figures released on Tuesday. The Quarterly Labor ...