Today's Labour News
This news aggregator site highlights South African labour news from a wide range of internet and print sources. Each posting has a synopsis of the source article, together with a link or reference to the original. Postings cover the range of labour related matters from industrial relations to generalist human resources.
Last Update: 30-10-2025
SA Labour News
Numsa predicts ‘very tough’ wage negotiations with automakers
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Bloomberg reports that formal wage bargaining between the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) and the Automobile Manufacturers Employers Organisation covering the local units of automakers will begin on 21 June 2016.
Web links to selected labour news reports posted on 17 June 2016
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Our links page provides references to South African labour news reports we have come across on the Internet on Friday, 17 June 2016
Roundup of labour news on 17 June 2016
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In our Friday roundup, see summaries
of our selection of South African labour-
related stories that have appeared since
midday on Wednesday, 15 June 2016.
Govt slams Numsa over claims firefighters in Canada were ‘ruthlessly exploited’
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ANA reports that the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has dismissed claims by the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) that SA firefighters were “ruthlessly exploited” in Canada.
NUM wants Ramaphosa to lead the ANC and the country
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In an interview with the Mail & Guardian, NUM general secretary David Sipunzi endorsed Cyril Ramaphosa to take over from President Jacob Zuma as ANC president in 2017, saying the former union leader has the capacity to lead the governing party and the country.