SA Federation of Trade Unions general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi. SA Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says government must focus on making basic income grants permanent for 18 to 59-year-olds without a stable income.
Addressing media at the Cry of the Xcluded conference , Vavi said the basic income grant should be R1,500 to meet the immediate living needs of the unemployed.
“People are starving and without food. To end this, the state should look to progressively introduce an unconditional universal basic income grant. We need a basic income now for 18 to 59-year-olds who are without a […]
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