History of Workers Day in South Africa. Workers' Day history in South Africa dates back to the early 1900s. In 1910, British labour and socialist leader Tom Mann criticized the South African ...

On Workers' Day, South African unions rally against alarming unemployment rates and proposed labour law changes that jeopardise workers' rights, calling for solidarity in the fight against ...

In South Africa, Workers’ Day has been officially recognised and observed since the first democratic elections in 1994. The holiday serves both as a celebration of workers’ rights and as a ...

As we celebrate Workers' Day, the Acting Speaker of the National Assembly, Mr Lechesa Tsenoli, and the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Mr Amos Masondo, extend their heartfelt ...

Since then, Workers’ Day has been used by the working class across the world, South Africa included, to emphasise the need to establish fair labour practices and employment standards.

Workers’ Day and Labour Day in South Africa. Workers’ Day is celebrated in South Africa to commemorate the role played by Trade Unions, the Communist Party and other movements during apartheid.

South Africa: Workers' Day - Have Trade Unions Lost Their Way? 1 May 2025. GroundUp (Cape Town) ... the "Haymarket martyrs" were honoured by naming 1 May as the day of labour solidarity.

Opinion - Here is a tough question for Workers' Day: Why are South African labour relations so fraught and so violent? And an even tougher question: What should we do about it?

An underground sit-in by workers at a South African platinum mine entered a third day Friday, with employees saying they’ll remain underground until their demands are met.. The sit-in at Wesizwe ...

The ongoing indefinite strike of 150,000 steel and metal workers in South Africa was joined yesterday by a one-day protest strike organised by the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU).

Some 90,000 South African gold miners are set to walk off the job, joining tens of thousands of other South African workers demanding higher pay. The strikes have emerged as a major threat to ...