The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa (GIWUSA) says the loss of 80,000 jobs in the first quarter of the year should be the country's primary concern, warning that worsening unemployment and declining worker incomes are fuelling social instability
Guest: Mametlwe Sebei: President, The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa (GIWUSA)
The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa (GIWUSA) says the loss of 80,000 jobs in the first quarter of the year should be the country's primary concern, warning that worsening unemployment and declining worker incomes are fuelling social instability. The union argues that attention has shifted toward anti-immigrant protests instead of addressing the economic crisis facing working-class communities.
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