Zimbabwe what is biting the ANC
Recent attempts by Cosatu officials to meet with their counterparts in Zimbabwe has elicited some rather strange reations from the …
Vol 29 No 1 Apr/May 2005
Women on top in the public service
A woman heads up the largest bargaining council in the country – the Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC). The …
What role should Africans play in Zimbabwe
The state of play in Zimbabwe continues to dominate the local media. Labour Bulletin interviewed the ZCTU’s general secretary Wellington …
Time to stand and deliver
Kealeboga J Maphunye outlines the advantages and challenges of developing an integrated public service capable of ensuring effective service delivery …
The unorganised state of being
Can collective action result in better conditions for informal workers? The Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) in India has had …
The quiet strength behind the PSCBC
The 1995 Labour Relations Act made provision for the setting up of the Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council to govern …
The power behind the desk: Democracy, collective bargaining and the public service in South Africa
In the post 1994 period, public service unions and the government began the long process of attempting to restructure the …
The informal plague goes global
The growth of informal work is not only of concern domestically but internationally as well. The Global Policy Network and …
Thailand – from tsunami to elections
Thailand hit the headlines in December 2004 when its west facing cost and adjacent islands were badly affected by the …
Sweetheart unionism at the University of KwaZulu-Natal
Has there been sufficient debate around the impact of the changing institutional landscape of post-apartheid universities on employees? Elias Cebekhulu …