Batho Pele – off to flying start
By the South African Labour Bulletin
Issue
Battle for Impala
Impala Platinum mine in Rustenburg has become the theatre where the veteran National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and newcomer Association …
Battle lines drawn at Numsa congress
Leadership battles exposed tensions and divisions at Numsa’s national congress held from 23-29 September 2004. The Labour Bulletin looks at …
BCAWU: Pilkington Strike
Briefings: By Marcel Golding.
BEE: What about the workers?
There is a debate raging within the ranks of the union movement about its attitude to BEE. Unions are being …
Behind the public service strike
Public service unions went on a one day strike on the 16 September 2004 in support of their wage demands. …
Auto strike; so near and yet so far
With 25 000 workers on strike employers and unions reach a new deadlock of 0,5%. Ashwin Desai gives a blow-by-blow …
Barefoot on needles, glass and wire: Child labour on dump sites
Poverty drives many children to scavenge at dumping sites. Jo-Anne Collinge describes this hazardous work and why children do it. …
Autobiographical Scetches by Afrikaner Women of the Garment
By John Mawbey