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Under the IUF Sugar project in Kenya and South Africa, the Kenya Union of Sugar Plantation Workers Union (KUSPAW) further developed an in-depth work on Occupational Safety and Health conditions in the country’s sugar subsector.
As the Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU) of South Africa organised their first-ever Sugar Conference and was also a …
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Over 85 sugar delegates of the Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU) along with international delegates and invitees met for the first-ever FAWU Sugar Conference on 02-04 February 2015 in Durban, under the theme: “Consolidate, deepen unity and accelerate sugar workers’ struggles towards achieving radical economic transformation.” The delegates represented FAWU sugar workplace union committees from …
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The final event in the IUF Sugar project in Kenya and South Africa (2012-2014) was in fact two different activities that gathered women sugar workers from Harden Heights, a cane supplier to the UCL factory located in the Dalton area, and in Sezela, an Illovo Sugar operation, south of Durban.
The activities were held from …
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On 20-22 August a workshop held by the IUF Global Sugar Program successfully finalise a two-year project on Occupational Safety and Health with the Kenya Union of Sugar Plantation Agricultural Workers Union (KUSPAW), which focused on the policy and political aspects of safety and health, moving the union towards a meaningful engagement with management on …
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By Nelisiwe Nxumalo, FAWU member in Sezela
The Sezela Women’s Forum comprises women employed in the Mill and Agriculture areas in the Sezela Sugar Company and represents them in the Equality Employment (EE) meetings. The Forum helps dealing with issues that women face at the workplace, and also organises functions and events, such …
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The Kenya Union of Sugar Plantation and Allied Workers (KUSPAW) through its national office and the Kabras Branch in coordination with the management of the West Kenya Sugar Company held a workshop to look at constituting the company’s Joint Safety Committee, writes Norbert Oloo, KUSPAW education officer. The workshop is a result of the ongoing …
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