Moving towards centralised bargaining in mining
Negotiations in the mining industry are highly fragmented but there are exciting possibilities afoot to create a single centralised mining …
Vol 32 No 4 Oct/Nov 2008
Miners’ Compensation: Who cares?
Dr Alistair Calver has long experience of working in a mine medical service. He clearly understands the requirements of the …
Migrants and TB in Southern Africa: Reaching across borders
Governments and the mining industry have long failed miners with lung diseases acquire in South African mines. Gregg Gonsalves and …
Mad cow disease: Korean candlelight protest
Koreans are not going to accept contaminated US beef. Sunghee Park charts a government crackdown on a huge on-going civilian …
Levels and notches work against wage parity
In our third and last article on the wage gap Simon Kimani Ndungu examines the wage gap between workers. He …
Laughter and getting it right
Makgano Mamabolo talks to Makhosazana Xaba about, like, how she feels about being a well-known actor and why she moved …
Inflated prices and inflated opinions
Rising inflation has been a big issue for workers this year. Trenton Elsley looks at reactions to these increases and …
Indian women empowered to Smile
Commercial projects for poor and disadvantaged women often fail for such reasons as product quality and insufficient markets. Azad Essa …
Formal rights for informal workers
There are many laws and policies that make informal workers’ lives very difficult. Kally Forrest interviewed StreetNet’s Pat Horn to …
Barefoot on needles, glass and wire: Child labour on dump sites
Poverty drives many children to scavenge at dumping sites. Jo-Anne Collinge describes this hazardous work and why children do it. …