Poet Jessica Mbangeni: Artists are being exploited every day

DURBAN - Artists performing at the National May Day rally in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, say they have yet to see their rights protected.Mbangeni said she was in Durban to appeal to trade union federation Congress of South African Trade Unions to monitor working conditions in the creative industry.

Aside from the messages to be delivered in speeches, the colour of the May Day rally is in the cultural singing and dancing, and the performances on the main stage.— EWN Reporter May 1, 2019 #CosatuMayDay Scenes from Sugar Ray Xulu stadium in Clermont. 📸: @AbigailJavier_ pic.twitter.com/0Ktb9ILv96But artists, both formal and informal, say they gain the least from their craft due to poor conditions.

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Whose fault is it? Exploit me once....maybe it was your sweet tongue and my inexperience 👅......exploit me twice then I am a fool....I deserve to be exploited

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