Local movement, the Assembly of the Unemployed has argued that the implementation of a basic income grant is long overdue, as government seemingly cannot create jobs in the current economy.
The Assembly of the Unemployed is calling for an introduction of a monthly basic income grant starting at R1 500. With more than 11.4-million people unemployed the movement argues that about half the country is struggling to survive on resources well-below the upper bound poverty level.
This, it says, directly translates into a hunger crisis. Assembly of the Unemployed said the recent social unrest that exploded in the country could have […]
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