As China greets the May Day holiday, the first long holiday in 2023 after the seven-day Spring Festival holiday, many have taken the opportunity to relax or go on sightseeing trips. However, railroad engineer Sun Song has decided to remain at his post.
The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) has called for a reset of politics and the economy to create and protect employment as the country celebrates Workers’ Day.
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) says the International Workers’ Day is celebrated against the backdrop of increasing poverty, inequality and high unemployment in the country.
It’s exactly a week since striking Sibanye-Stillwater workers took their grievances with their employer all the way to the highest-ranking office in the country – the office of the president.