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Written by Claudette Pretorius
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Monday, 27 July 2009 13:28 |
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To commemorate Youth Day, June 16th, the following letter was written to Editor of the Argus and published on June the 21st. The letter discusses the role that youth have played in the past when addressing the social adversities faced by society and the responsibity of youth to continue to do so in the future.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 27 July 2009 13:35 )
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Written by Julayga Alfred
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Monday, 15 June 2009 13:40 |
Friday the 12th of June marked International Day against Child Labour. Julayga Alfred, Director of Anex CDW, wrote the following letter discussing the issue of Child Labour especially in a South African context. This letter was published in the Cape Argus on the 12th of June, 2009.
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 The Invisible Children | [The following letter was written to discuss the issue of Child Labour in South Africa] | 107 Kb |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 27 July 2009 13:36 )
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Written by Yugendree Naidoo
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About three children a week - sometimes as young as 12-years-old - were being trafficked from the central Karoo to Cape Town to be used as cheap, or even unpaid labour. The girls were predominantly used for domestic labour while boys were used to sell flowers, said Activists Networking Against Exploitation of Child Domestic Workers (Anex) director Julayga Alfred.
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Excellent Domestics (a recruitment agency) was closed down by the Minister of Labour in March of 2004 and Mr. and Mrs. Mia (the owners) were charged in terms of the Skills Development Act because they were operating illegally as labour brokers. |
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Written by Lindsay Dentlinger
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Sunday, 10 September 2006 22:00 |
Teenage girls from around South Africa are being lured to Cape Town to do domestic work for meagre pay.
Although there are no available figures to confirm the extent of the abuse, experts in the field say it is more prevalent than previously thought.
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