World Bank policies and labour rights
The World Bank and the role it plays in promoting liberalisation, privatisation, the free movement of capital, so-called free trade …
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Xenophobia: Calling government to account
It is just over a year since the outbreak of xenophobic attacks. Duncan Breen and Tara Polzer contend that South …
World Bank scenarios: why they should be rejected
World Bank planning scenarios for South Africa suffer from structural biases, silence on certain issues and other weaknesses. In line …
Xenophobia: Sickness of poverty, fear and apartheid
The simple dictionary definition of xenophobia is a fear of strangers. Yet according to Shilaho Westen Kwatemba the causes of …
World Cup 2010
The majority of workers on 2010 construction sites are not permanent and have no benefits. Crispen Chinguno describes the different …
Xenophobic violence: Trade unions found wanting
Recent xenophobic attacks in townships point to deep divisions in the working class. Martin Jansen examines the causes of such …
World Cup 2010: Trading on uneven playing field
Informal traders in Durban would like to benefit from the World Cup. But as Quraisha Daya relates, although the municipality’s …
YCL using newspapers to attack workers
The South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) strongly objected to a Young Communist League (YCL) statement that was released following …
Workplace forums: can they tame management?
Karl von Holdt assesses the strengths and weaknesses of workplace forums, as outlined in the draft Bill. Attachments Workplace …
Workplace forums: efficiency and democracy?
Ruan van der Walt assesses if workplace forums have succeeded in South Africa. Attachments Workplace forums. efficiency and democracy_0 …