Vol 35 No 1 March/April 2011 – Page 2 – South Africa Labour Bulletin

Mine-Line Worker Occupation: Model for Factory Take-overs?

by SALB

In August last year management applied for the liquidation of Mine-Line on the West Rand after an accident killing three …

Review: Minutes 2010. Time, movement and rhythm in Johannesburg by Theresa Collins and Mocke Jansen van Veuren Reviewed by Karl …

It seems that despite strikes being legal in South Africa, the media does not appreciate this right. Janeske Botes takes …

Most people believe that labour broker workers have no rights. Urmilla Patel however outlines some recent judgements which give some …

Review I’m New Here (2010) Gil Scott-Heron Roots and Branches: Electro Acoustic Poetry (Botsotso, Johannesburg, 2010). Reviewed by Steve Faulkner. …

The unions in the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) and its predecessor, the Federation of South African Trade …

Firestone’s rubber workers in Liberia have long laboured under harsh and primitive conditions. John Hosinski writes movingly of these workers’ …

During the recent global economic crisis governments bailed out banks and financial institutions which are again making profits. But who …

Aurora gold mine is a tale of terrible incompetence by black economic empowerment capitalists and government. But what is the …

The public sector strikes in 2007 and 2010 unfolded in differing political contexts. Claire Ceruti explores these different conditions and …