Government refocuses on industrial policy
The DTI is scheduled to table an industrial policy document before cabinet in January 2006. What is the current thinking? …
Vol 29 No 5 Oct/Nov 2005
Global union to fight global capital
About 1 500 global trade union leaders emerged from the Union Network International’s congress in August with the basis laid …
From the frying pan into the fire: Are domestic workers still at risk?
Their status as black women in South Africa makes domestic staff some of the most exploited workers. What has been …
Flying the flag of a socialist tradition?
A recent article by the BBC News questioned whether the current tensions within the ANC represents a choice between the …
Fedusa becoming the rainbow federation
Fedusa’s third national congress, held in September, revealed a trade union federation on the move to becoming a truly multiracial …
Evictions from farms
The experiences of NGOs and unions dealing with farm dwellers along with various reports confirm that almost all the three …
Do strong activist policies have their place?
Debate over the form industrial policies should take have been going on for centuries. Ha-Joon Chang argues that despite current …
Debating a failed land reform programme
In July thousands of delegates – including those from the landless constituency – came together to discuss the country’s land …
Can a law determine better living?
The Department of Labour (DoL) had hopes that the new minimum wage legislation for farmworkers would help to remedy poverty …