Tariff wars by global far-right pose threat to workers, says South African minister


CAPE TOWN, May 1 (Xinhua) -- In a world marked by deepening inequality, tariff wars are among the tactics used by the global far right to undermine workers and threaten jobs, a senior South African official warned on Thursday.

Nomakhosazana Meth, minister of employment and labor, made the remarks while addressing the crowd at the May Day rally held at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town to mark International Workers' Day.

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