Teetering on the tightrope: Union investment companies
Has Cosatu formulated a proper model to ensure accountability of union investment companies? Cosatu’s CEC approached Naledi to conduct an …
Vol 29 No 3 Jun/Jul 2005
Taming the beast in the east
Trade with China, specifically the massive increase in low costs imports in labour intensive sectors, poses a direct threat to …
Social movements in an era of globalisation: A case study of Cosatu
Cosatu, as a social movement, predates the democratic transition and was one of the most important elements of the anti-apartheid …
One for all and all for one until Monday
On 3 June thousands of University of KwaZulu-Natal staff – cleaners, professors and lecturers (with student support) – went on …
One day wage strikes in vogue
Wage negotiations in some of the key sectors of the economy deadlocked as parties began to focus on the national …
Medical schemes: What workers need to know
Thousands of workers pay to belong to a medical scheme. Are they aware of their rights? The Labour Bulletin provides …
Irish development model: Should we emulate it?
Ireland was the flavour of the month in the mid 90s when talk of a social pact was rife within …
Inside the house that John tried to rebuild: battles in the AFL-CIO
Union leaders in the US face huge pressure to address the crisis facing organised labour as unionisation continues to decline …
Informal workers and hawkers under attack in Zimbabwe
Thousands of farm workers were displaced and lost their jobs through President Robert Mugabe’s land reform process. It now appears …
Giving the market a little bit of help
Cosatu’s second highest decision-making body – the Central Committee – meets in August to adopt some key policy positions on …