R12,500 National Minimum Wage
Demanding a living wage that reflects the real cost of feeding a family in 2026. Active in all nine provinces with petition drives and workplace meetings.
Our Fights
From the shop floor to parliament — these are the workers' demands Workers Forum is taking forward in 2026.
Demanding a living wage that reflects the real cost of feeding a family in 2026. Active in all nine provinces with petition drives and workplace meetings.
Holding employers accountable for safety failures. Supporting families of workers killed at work.
Resisting mass layoffs in steel, automotive and clothing manufacturing. Demanding a national re-industrialisation plan.
Opposing budget cuts and the freeze on public sector hiring. Defending health workers, teachers and municipal workers.
Workplace policies, bargaining demands and education to end harassment and violence against women workers.
Ensuring no worker is left behind in the move to a low-carbon economy. Skills, social protection and new green jobs.