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Fired for being foreign: how employers gave in to March and March threats

The Casual Workers Advice Office has recorded a sharp rise in reports of xenophobic labour practices in Gauteng

Immigrants did not cause South Africa’s problems, but are being treated like they did, says Casual Workers Advice Office immigrant liaison officer Gugu Moyo. Photo: Seth Thorne

The Casual Workers Advice Office has noted a sharp rise in reports of unlawful treatment of immigrant workers by employers in Gauteng.
Reports include payments withheld, exploitation, exclusion from UIF and unfair dismissals.
People we spoke to who have lived in South Africa for years believe that “there is much more hatred” against immigrants in recent months.

“They used us and threw us away when they were done,” Raphike Bado, a Malawian immigrant who had worked in South Africa for many years, told GroundUp at the Casual Workers Advice Office (CWAO) in Germiston…

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