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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

In 1986, black workers in apartheid South Africa walked off the job in support of unionists in New Jersey. Their strike marked a rare moment of international labor solidarity at the height of ...

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).