South Africa's facing a convergence of crises—unemployment, poverty, inequality. According to Al Jazeera's analysis, these problems have increasingly been blamed on migrants. But that framing misses the point. Real solutions require structural economic reform: stronger labor protections, inclusive job creation, genuine opportunity. The labor movement, the piece argues, is best positioned to push that change.

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