Aadil Patel, National Practice Head of Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr’s Employment Law practice

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The Congress of South Africa Trade Unions (COSATU) on 28 September 2020 called for a nationwide stay away on 7 October 2020, in commemoration of the 13th Annual Global Day for Decent Work and the ongoing plight of workers as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Global Day for Decent Work is celebrated annually by trade unions worldwide as a call to governments to take action in relation to economic challenges faced by workers and to compel them to provide “decent work” as a mechanism to achieve economic growth and a people-centred economy. So, what are the issues being raised by COSATU?
6 Oct 2020 1PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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