Commemorating May Day on the 30th anniversary of democracy amid worseding unemployment, inequality and poverty

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The 2024 Workers Day is convened under the theme: “Commemorating May Day
on the 30th anniversary of democracy amid worsening unemployment, inequality, and
poverty.” In 1994, the first democratic elections ushered a liberal democratic dispensation.
For many workers who committed their lives to abolishing the apartheid regime, 1994
was to transform their lives politically and socio-economically. Phemelo and SAFTU National spokesperson Trevor Shaku about ways to deal with this crisis.
2 May 2024 2AM English South Africa Education · Careers

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