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2012

ZCTU congress aftermath

by Nunurayi Mutyanda and Taurai Mereki

Instead of strengthening the Zimbabwe labour movement the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) congress appears to have created two …

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Categories 2012, Across the Globe, Issue, Vol 36 No 1 March/April 2012 Tags labour movement trade unions working-class

WTFU comes to town

by Elijah Chiwota

In February the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)’s presidential council met in Johannesburg, South Africa. Elijah Chiwota writes about …

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Categories 2012, Across the Globe, Issue, Vol 36 No 1 March/April 2012 Tags capitalism, World Federation of Trade Unions

YCL using newspapers to attack workers

by Armstrong Poswa

The South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) strongly objected to a Young Communist League (YCL) statement that was released following …

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Categories 2012, In the Workplace, Vol 36 No 2 June/July 2012 Tags South African Municipal Workers Union Young Communist League May Day

World economic crisisi

by Bhabhali Ka Maphikela Nhlapo

There is no point for South African market fundamentalists to call for protection against the economic crisis that has hit …

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Categories 2012, Across the Globe, Issue, Vol 36 No 1 March/April 2012 Tags economic crisis, poverty, unemployment and inequality

Working at call centres

by Zimkhita Mbhele

Although working at call centres is a very attractive option for first-time job seekers from poor families, exploitation is also …

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Categories 2012, In the Workplace, Issue, Vol 36 No 1 March/April 2012 Tags call centres, employment, job creation

Workers Survey

by Elijah Chiwota

One of the many documents presented at the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) 11th Congress in Johannesburg was …

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Categories 2012, In the unions, Vol 36 No 5 Dec 2012/Jan 2013 Tags Cosatu

Why fighting corruption

by illiam Gumede

Most well-intentioned corruption-busting remedies in Africa fail because the root causes of corruption are often poorly understood, writes William Gumede. …

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Categories 2012, Across the Globe, Vol 36 No 5 Dec 2012/Jan 2013 Tags corruption

Why unions should embrace social media

by Alex White

The new social media is a very powerful tool. It allows unions to have intimate, personal conversations with hundreds, if …

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Categories 2012, In the Workplace, Vol 36 No 4 Oct Nov 2012 Tags social media personal powerful tool conversations

Why we need a socially-owned energ sector in SA

by Dinga Sikwebu

Energy prices are going through the rooftop, while energy poverty and inequality continue to persist. Communities and most countries rapidly …

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Categories 2012, On politics and economics, Vol 36 No 5 Dec 2012/Jan 2013 Tags Energy prices

Waste pickers

by Kally Forrest

In the previous Labour Bulletin Kally Forrest wrote about how waste pickers in South Africa are getting organised. In this …

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Categories 2012, In the Workplace, Vol 36 No 2 June/July 2012 Tags waste pickers climate change recycling
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