Some Lebanese employers have sacked their African maids since the huge explosion destroyed their houses, according to one domestic worker who fled her employer in February. Many African women move …
MOREEN MUHANI VERSUS NAMUBEN MANJI BHINJI (KENYA)
The Kenyan Employment and Labour Relations Court found that “it is unlawful to terminate the employment of a househelp without giving her notice. It is also illegal and unfair labour …
Maid in heaven: Judge awards Sh271,000 to sacked househelp (Kenya)
You have a reason to worry if you have been employing and dismissing househelps at will. You also have more reason to worry if your househelp has been working on …
UNI condemns Zimbabwe for labelling trade union as terrorists
UNI Global Union condemns in the strongest terms the labelling of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) as a terrorist organization and demands an end to the persecution of …
County officers face Sh200,000 fine for harassing hawkers
National or county government officers found harassing hawkers in designated areas face fines of up to Sh200,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year if a new Bill …
Job cuts, lock-ins, and fear: Domestic workers suffer Covid-19 squeeze
Domestic workers have faced the brunt of the Covid-19 crisis, say trade union officials, whose members have often been left high and dry by employers, with little protection from the …
Victims of violence at Unilever tea plantation take complaint to the UN
The complaint is brought to the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights and the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights by the Centre for …
Mauritian employers use Covid-19 to push back against labour laws
Mauritian unions, including IndustriALL affiliate the Confederation of Workers in the Public and Private Sectors (CTSP), celebrated new labour law amendments as an important win after 16 years of sustained pressure on …
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Support for women informal workers is urgent as pandemic unfolds in South Africa
“Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Labour Organisation predicted that measures to curb the spread of the disease would disproportionately affect women workers. This has certainly turned out to be …