Buwa Basebetsi Updates: Mr Sweet Protest - A workers' story

The Simunye Workers Forum union has defeated Mister Sweet's attempts to bring an interdict against the strike at its factory in Johannesburg which began on 19 August. Johannesburg Labour Court judge J Daniels recently ruled that the employer was unable to show any link between the alleged violence they complained…

In this episode of Buwa Basebetsi Updates, we highlight the messages of solidarity towards the protesting Mr Sweet striking workers.

In this episode of Buwa Basebetsi updates, we continue to report live from the Mr Sweet protest, as it is now in it's third week. Workers continue to picket outside the Mr Sweet factory as they demand a minimum wage of R19 500 and an across the board increase of…

Today Buwa Basebetsi brings you the story of one of the longest serving employees of Mister Sweet, Yvonne van Dyk. She says that she started working for mister sweets back in 1987.

The strike at Mr Sweet is now in its second week. Workers began striking on Monday, 19 August. They are picketing at Mr Sweet, Corner of Dekema and Bezuidenhout Roads, Wadeville in Gauteng. Simunye Workers' Forum condemns bosses for locking workers out and threatening workers with reduction in wage offer…