Buwa Basebetsi Updates: Mr Sweet Protest - Actions of Solidarity

The SWF has been informed that several casual workers have been seriously injured over the past week in the Mister Sweet factory after Mister Sweet bosses put pressure on them to handle dangerous and unfamiliar machinery. Mister Sweet has also allegedly breached s17 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act…

The Mister Sweet strike is in its fourth week and is taking its toll on striking workers. From the 19th of August workers have been demanding R19 500 as their basic salary, but their employer is sticking to their 7% increase across the board. This is despite Mister Sweet being…

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 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…

In today's episode of Buwa Basebetsi Updates, as the protest at Mr Sweet enters it's third week, we speak to a worker at Mr Sweet, who details how she struggles to make ends meet due to her low income earnings.