Reformist programmes confuse
Suraya Jawoodeen responds to Jeremy Cronin’s The People Shall Govern – class struggles in the post 1994 State in South …
Vol 30 No 1 Mar/Apr 2006
Obituary: Muzi Buthelezi
Chris Bonner spent many years working with Muzi Buthelezi a former general secretary of two major chemical and energy unions. …
In the belly of the beast: Four months in the World Bank
Last year Satawu’s Jane Barrett went on a union secondment to the World Bank. She reflects on her time in …
From the Editor
Rumours of worker run factories, defiance of US dictates, and a ‘quiet’ revolution are continuously seeping out of Venezuela. Can …
Defining poverty: The debate continues
Measurements of poverty can be useful tools in negotiations with employers, especially in sectors were low wages persist. But how …
Culture and imperialism: A terrorist and sexist religion
Media responses to Muslim protest against Danish cartoons showing the Prophet Mohammed have tended to be hysterical and lack depth …
Contract work: Core problem in construction
Tebatso Mokoena and Joseph Mathimba are NUM shop stewards in construction. They discussed work in this vulnerable sector where conditions …
Australia’s new dark age
An attack on Australian labour laws by the conservative government has mobilised labour in ways Australians have not seen for …
Apartheid through the lens
Despite terrible discrimination during the apartheid ear, some exceptional individuals managed to shine through. Ernest Cole is one of them. …
A sordid tale stuffed in bins
The bodies of three women workers were found in laundry bins on the morning of 3 January 2006. Behind this …