Labour Voices on the Airwaves !

Workers World Media Productions' core bussiness is producing pre-recorded audio inserts on issues affecting workers & youth in the form of radio inserts on labour, labour news, HIV/AIDS and youth issues.

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audio 2008:

Contact producers directly if you would like to request programmes in Afrikaans, isiXhosa, isiZulu and Sesotho.

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week 21 - Farmworkers Human Rights Abuses in South Africa

Original - 14MB;

Compressed - 4MB

Focus - looks life on the farms and working conditions of farmworkers.

PRODUCER: GEORGETTE FROLICKS

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week 20 - Tripartite Alliance

Original (14MB)

Compressed (4MB)

Focus - looks at the Polokwane conference results and prospects

PRODUCER: MUZI MZOYI

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week 19 - Teachers and their conditions of Employment

Original (13MB)

Compressed (3MB)

Focus - looks at the OBE system, stress, violence and wages of teachers in South Africa

PRODUCER: TINY MAGIJA

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week 18 - The Fishing Industry in South Africa - PART 2

Original (15MB)

Compressed (4MB)

PRODUCER: ERNA CURRY

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week 17 - The Fishing Industry in South Africa - PART 1 (13MB)

Focus - the harsh working conditions of fishermen and women in South Africa.

PRODUCER: ERNA CURRY

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week 16 - Working Parents, Children and Drug Abuse - South Africa (14MB)

Focus - the emotional and financial pressures of working parent's with drug addicted children. Are there any support structures within workplaces to help support these struggling parents?

PRODUCER: GEORGETTE FROLICKS

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week 15 - International Solidarity - Zimbabwe & Palestine (18MB)

Focus - Current Zimbabwe and Palestine Crises and the South African governments role in all of this.

PRODUCER: GEORGETTE FROLICKS

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week 14 - Health Services and the Working Class (10MB)

Focus - the impact of rationalised public health services on the lives of the working class, and the stresses on Health workers in South Africa.

PRODUCER: MUZI MZOYI

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week 13 - Teachers and the Educational Crisis (11MB)

Looks at the education system and the State of the education crisis in relation to Teachers in South Africa.

PRODUCER: TINY MAGIDJA

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week 12 - Police and Prison Workers (9MB)

Focus - the conditions of employment of police and prison workers, corruption, crime and violence in South Africa.

PRODUCER: ALL LCRP PRODUCERS

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week 11 - Trade Unions and the Working Class response to Poverty(12MB)

This feature sheds light on the activities of trade unions and social movements in the fight against poverty in South Africa.

PRODUCER: GEORGETTE FROLICKS

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week 10 - Poverty & Inequality in South Africa & Internationally (10MB)

This feature will give you the listener a Global, African and South African perspective on increasing poverty and inequality.

PRODUCER: GEORGETTE FROLICKS

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week 9 - 2010 Soccer World Cup - PART 2(9MB)

This weeks feature will focus on the World Class Cities for all Campaign and the plight of Informal traders.

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week 8 - 2010 Soccer World Cup - PART 1 ((8MB)

This feature looks at how 2010 is affecting construction workers in preparation for the historic event.

PRODUCER: MUZI MZOYI

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week 7 - Xenophobia - (5.57MB)

This feature looks at the recent and on-going violent attacks on immigrants In South Africa - produced by Terna Gyuse and the WWMP Labour team.

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week 6 - Sex Workers - (10.8MB)

This feature looks at the basic workers rights of sexworkers and Kylie Court case and asks the question: "Should sexwork be decriminalised or not?" by Tiny Magija.

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week 5 - ESKOM Energy Crisis, PART 2 - South Africa - 2008 (9MB)

Part 2 of the ESKOM Energy Crisis feature looks at Commercialisation and Privatisation of ESKOM, and What the consequences are for the working class.

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week 4 - ESKOM Energy Crisis, PART 1- South Africa - 2008 (11MB)

One of the most burning issues currently in South Africa. In this 2 part series, WWMP producer Erna Curry uncovers why so many South Africans are left in the dark by Government and ESKOM, also hear what workers think of this energy crisis.

length: 11min 38sec

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week 3 - Wages in the Private Sector - South Africa - 2008 - to be uploaded soon

A follow-up of week 2. WWMP producer Jeffrey Khohlokoane, looks at wage bargaining in the Private sector, when trade unions fight for better wages and benefits for their members.

length: 6min 05sec

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week 2 - Wages in the Public sector - South Africa - 2008 (9MB)

In this feature, WWMP producer, Georgette Frolicks looks at wage bargaining in the Public sector and what workers expect from their trade unions when bargaining for better wages and benefits.

length: 7min 43sec

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week 1 - May Day, Workers Day - 1 May (5MB)

What is the relevance of May Day? Workers World producer Muzi Mzoyi uncovers, why workers are still struggling with the same challenges within the workplace, and choose to rather stay at home on this important public holiday.

length: 8min 7sec

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AUDIO PRODUCTIONS - 2007

Labour radio features - click on topic to download audio

1. Causes of Violence against farm workers and farm owners - South Africa

2. Collective Bargaining in the Public Sector 2007/2008- South Africa

3. The Purpose & function of Trade Unions' Collective bargaining Strategy - South Africa

4. The Role & function of the CCMA ( Centre for Conciliation, Mediation & Arbitration) and cost rulings against Trade Unions - South Africa

5. Working Conditions of Teachers in South Africa

6. Racism and Sexism in the workplace - South Africa

7. Managers & supervisors: Stresses and Strains

8. The Taxi Recapitalisation and Taxi drivers in South Africa