Movement with soul
A number of activists have argued that the US labour movement has yet to have a real debate on its …
Vol 29 No 4 Aug/Sep 2005
Labour law: Future challenges
Does the never-ending debate on labour market regulation take into account the complexity of social issues? Paul Benjamin, in the …
Jet set hi-jinks made the strike take-off
Was it only the lavish lifestyle of SAA CEO Khaya Ngqula that spurred on workers to participate in a six-day …
Is there a blade aimed at Mbeki?
The ANC internal power struggle continued at Cosatu’s recent central committee, which became the next platform to try influencing succession …
Gunfight at the far from OK corral
The AFL-CIO’s national conference held from 25-28 July in Chicago was supposed to mark the 50th anniversary of the merging …
Gleneagles G8 Summit delivering new hope for Africa
Now that the 2005 Gleneagles G8 Summit is over, what has the G8 really delivered for the people of Africa? …
Global attack on labour rights – does labour have a future?
Is there an answer to the current attack on worker rights globally? Rob Lambert reflects on the deliberations at the …
Getting regulation just right
There is a tendency for debates on the labour market to the ideological battles between proponents of regulation and opponents …
Fighting poverty is in fashion
Building coalitions around unemployment and poverty is in vogue with various organs of civil society scrabbling to put their individual …
Debt cancellation: Some way off
The issue of debt and its impact on African economies remains one of the major challenges facing international development financing …