What should the trade union movement do about NOSA?
NOSA is funded by the Workers’ Compensation Fund. Yet there is no evidence that NOSA makes work safer. It keeps …
Issue
What to do with pension fund surplus?
The Pension Funds Second Amendment Act, 2001, requires that surpluses in retirement funds be distributed to fund stakeholders – employers …
What workers can expect this year
Following the state of the nation address, newly elected ANC President Jacob Zuma said 2008 was going to be a …
What happens when the blanket comes off?
Many who attend Cosatu’s 8th national congress in September 2003 believed it was inevitable (in view of the upcoming elections)that …
What would Cosatu’s pioneers think?
In 1987 Steven Friedman wrote a valuable book, Building Tomorrow Today, charting the emergence of a new militant labour movement …
Wedding bells for Fedusa and Nactu
Hundreds of delegates from Fedusa affiliates will gather on 15 September to debate their future and whether to endorse a …
Weighing up cost of silicosis
The mineworker class action lawsuit is an opportunity to challenge employer and state neglect of workers’ health and safety, write …
WEIGO
WEIGO Attachments WIEGO. by Caroline Skinner_0 (2 MB)
Welfare and redistribution whose responsibility is it?
In South Africa, the working class currently carries the major or redistribution. Liv Torres argues that a state-run welfare system …
Western Cape farm workers strike
After a successful strike farm workers are facing a backlash from farmers through retrenchments, reduced working days, and charges for …