Politics of the right to work in India: Employment Guarantee Schemes
Labour Bulletin continually looks at the issue of employment creation. Anuradha Joshi tells a fascinating tale of the right to …
Vol 31 No 3 Jul/Aug 2007
NUM worker co-ops are dead! Long live worker co-ops!
Vishwas Satgar, executive director of the Cooperative and Policy Alternative Center (Copac), disputes the negative conclusions on worker co-ops that …
Looking back at VW to honour German/South African union solidarity
This year the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) celebrates its 20th anniversary. In celebrating its history it …
Informal workers strategise to win rights
At a recent international conference in Senegal, delegates focused on the plight of street vendors and informal traders worldwide. Pat …
HIV/AIDS: A mental health perspective
Numerous studies exist in every area of life on HIV/AIDS. One neglected area however is its psychological and mental health …
Equal opportunity or another terrain of struggle: Women in mining
In 1997 legislation permitted South African women to work underground. Anna Davies-van Es examines the nature of this victory for …
Early childhood development: Not a choice, but a must
In this year’s budget government allocated minimal funds to make Early Childhood Development (ECD) a real possibility for South Africa’s …
Dismissals without warning, no right of access, spies and police courts: Meet Australia’s new labour laws.
Last year Labour Bulletin carried an article on government attacks on Australia’s hard won labour laws. A year later Ken …
David and Goliath duel? Zimbabwe labour movement under tyranny
Zimbabwe’s labour movement has been hard hit by the rapidly declining economy. Lloyd Sachikonye provides a context and examines some …
Crouching comrades, hidden dialogue: Interpreting the public service strike
Was it a political strike? Where did government underestimate or trip over its own feet? Why hasn’t government shared relevant …