“Globally, 61 percent of the working-age population– 2 billion women and men – are in the informal economy. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), informalemployment represents 86 and 92 percent of men …
Namibia ratifies the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189) and the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190)
On 9 December 2020, Namibia became the third country, after Uruguay and Fiji, and the first African country, to ratify the ILO’s Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190) , a year …
Uber made big promises in Kenya. Drivers say it’s ruined their lives.
At first, work as an Uber driver seemed to offer Harrison Munala everything he’d hoped for when he moved from a town in the western part of Kenya to its capital, Nairobi. …
Mahlangu and Another v Minister of Labour and Others (CCT306/19) [2020] ZACC 24
On Thursday, 19 November 2020 the Constitutional Court of South Africa handed down a judgment confirming an order of the High Court of South Africa, which declared section 1(xix)(v) of …
Mahlangu and Another v Minister of Labour and Others (CCT306/19) [2020] ZACC 24
http://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZACC/2020/24.pdf
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The fourth industrial revolution and Covid-19 in sub-Saharan Africa
“The Covid-19 pandemic has transformed the workplace remarkably. This is evidenced by the concomitant shift of the working space to the digital arena after curfews and lockdowns were imposed. All …