I decided to write about the cover story today because 1. it had a cute baby and 2. it seemed interesting.
Efforts Meant to Help Workers Squeeze South Africa's Poorest By Celia Dugger
This article focuses on Emily Mbongwa,52, a former factory worker in Newcastle who lost her job because the factory was shut down due to violations. Mbongwa, like many South African women relied on her low paying job at a factory to help feed her family and pay for her small home. The factory was shut down because it didn't meet the new requirments and paid its worker less tan minimum wage. However, the people this "improvement" was supposed to make is now hurting them. Even though the pay was horrible, just $36 a week, for Nokuthula Masango, 25, is was just enough to get her and her jobless extended family by. South Africa's unemployed rate has been an increasing problem for over a decade. The rise in crime, social unrest, and economic downturn can all be attributed to this issue.
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