Namibia: labour broking ban and challenge
In 2007 Namibia’s new labour act criminalised labour hire. Since then this clause has been the subject of legal challenges. …
Vol 33 No 2 June/July 2009
Indecent employment: What is to be done about labour broking?
The ANC’s election manifesto called for the banning of labour brokers. The call has been hugely supported by unionists. Jan …
From the unthinkable to the unmentionable
Is South Africa immune to the global financial crisis? Jeremy Cronin thinks not, but he sees in this economic crisis …
Defenders of democracy?: Unions in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Swaziland
Johann Maree and Rushil Ranchod examine trade unions in four southern African countries with varying degrees of democratic engagement. Through …
Decent work for domestic workers: Towards an ILO Convention
In 2008 the ILO importantly agreed to discuss ‘standard setting’ for domestic workers with a view to adopting an international …
Creative child of the ANC family
In her childhood Lesedi Moche lived and breathed the ANC. Her work as a film maker reflects this upbringing but …
Call Centres: Places of large-scale job and skills development
Government sees call centres as huge job creators. Yet argues Chere Monaisa they are more than this. With enough resources …
Can unions create jobs?
Ntwala Mwilima believes that trade unions can create jobs but under specific circumstances. She investigated jobs created by the Job …
Brazil’s MST: Quiet revolution on the land
The well-known Us philosopher and political activity Noam Chomsky has labelled the MST as the world’s most important social movement. …
A world without newspapers?
Retrenchments in the newspaper industry have escalated recently. But as Anton Harber explains this was a global trend even before …