Zimbabwe: Social dialogue in a time of collapse
A tripartite consultative forum of business,labour and government exists in Zimbabwe but it has largely failed. Oliver Mtapuri explains the …
Vol 30 No 4 Oct/Nov 2006
Worker buyouts: Agent for successful co-ops
The Labour Bulletin publishes regular articles on the issue of job creation. It aims to explore alternatives to low wage …
Wits contract cleaners long walk to unionism
In 2000 Wits University decided to replace its cleaners with outsourced workers. Noor Nieftagodien charts the struggle of the new …
What else was a stake in the Zuma rape trial?
The Jacob Zuma rape trial raised a host of important questions. Irma du Plesis looks at the aspect of ethnicity …
Two economies: Mistaken idea
In a 2003 speech President Thabo Mbeki introduced the idea of two economies. Caroline Skinner and Imraan Valodia believe this …
The long walk: Burden of child water collection
When we hear statistics like an estimated three million children in South Africa are involved in exploitative labour, we think …
Targeting basic skills: New training model
The Department of Trade and Industry’s ‘vision’ of creating a ‘high skills economy’ has done little to solve the problem …
Security strike violence: Union leadership found wanting
Violence in the security strike earlier this year was widely condemned. Martin Jansen reflects on the reasons for violence and …
Satawu Congress celebrates power in numbers
Jane Barrett reports on Satawu’s 2nd National Congress where some interesting and fresh resolutions were taken. Attachments Satawu Congress …
Review: The Enemy of Nature: The end of capitalism or the end of the world by Joel Kovel (London: Zed Books, 2002)
Reviewed by Jacklyn Cock Attachments Review. The enemy of Nature. The end of capitalism or the end of the …