“DOCUMENTING HARM IN AFRICAN COMMUNITIES FUELED FROM ABROAD Every year, hundreds of billions of dollars flow into Africa from abroad. Regardless of motivations, these financial flows can have both positive …
Tesco suspends avocado supply from Kakuzi Kenya on rights concerns
UK retail chain Tesco has suspended the purchase of avocados from multinational Kakuzi and its majority shareholder Camellia Plc, following a class action suit levelling accusations of gross human rights …
Fixing South Africa’s minibus taxi industry is proving hard: tracing its history shows why
The South African government has initiated a process to formalise and regulate the country’s large, yet informal minibus taxi industry, with a view to making it viable and free of violence. …
South Africa: How labour law treats racism in the workplace
Racism remains a controversial and sensitive topic in South Africa and such behaviour should not be tolerated in any working environment. Any form of racist remark, comment, behaviour, treatment or …
3rd African Labour Law Society Programme 23 and 24 November 2020 Hybrid Conference
Decent Work in Developing African Countries: Contemporary Legal and Social Challenges The event has been pre-recorded. https://africanlabourlawsociety.org/index.php/conferences Program Schedule: African Labour Law Society Programme 23 and 24 November 2020 Hybrid …
COVID-19 and Nigeria’s Informal Economy
Nigeria’s informal economy has grown considerably over the last decade. These are the individuals and microenterprises whose economic well-being is birthed and buoyed on the fringes of the formal economy; …
COVID-19: ADDITIONAL OBLIGATIONS ON SOUTH AFRICAN EMPLOYERS IN TERMS OF THE REVISED OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY DIRECTION
On 1 October 2020 the Minister of Employment and Labour published a new consolidated COVID-19 Direction on Occupational Health and Safety in the Workplace (Revised OHS Direction). The Revised OHS …
Limited duration employment contracts – unlimited hassles when not properly managed
Employers use limited duration contracts (LDCs) to create certainty and limit legal risk in respect of staffing solutions. Appointing an employee for a fixed period or defined project allows an …
South Africa: Unions welcome compensation for domestic workers at last
Fundamental changes proposed in amendments to the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA) include the extension of coverage to domestic workers. The Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases …
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Nestlé & Cargill v. Doe Series: Corporate Liability, Child Slavery, and the Chocolate Industry – A Preview of the Case
The world’s chocolate supply is undergirded by rampant practices of child labor under extremely hazardous conditions and, in some cases, slavery. According to the U.S. Bureau of International Labor Affairs, …