Asking the real questions
A recent article in SA Labour Bulletin (Vol 18 No 4) made a critical assessment of the Bloekombos labour intensive …
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Assessing labour market legislation since 1994
Have workers made any gains over the last ten years in relation to labour laws? Anton Roskam argues they have, …
Assessing Satucc Southern African unionists speak
By Tanya van Meelis and Etienne Vlok Attachments Assessing Satucc.Southern African unionists speak (4 MB)
Are there Skill Shortages in the Furniture Industry
By Charles Meth.
Are unions being casual about casuals?
Unions have been criticised for failing to actively recruit and represent casual workers. Based on research into the 2003 and …
Are unions geared up for collective bargaining?
By the end of this year thousands of workers will have been retrenched either as a result of the continued …
Are women’s work lives improving?
In 2008 the Labour Research Service commissioned a survey to understand women workers’ needs and experiences and the obstacles that …
Are Works Committees in Other Countries Effective?
By Loet Dowes-Dekker Attachments Are Works Committees in other Countries Effective_0 (4 MB)
Argentina: What lesson for South Africa
Mainstream economic analysts and government officials like to think of South Africa as an emerging market of a special type. …
Apprentice training and artisan employment: changing numbers, but maintaining job reservation
Looking closely at the official statistics, Paul Lundall and Zaid Kimmie show the continuing impact of inferior education and racially …