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Vol 36 No 3 Aug/Sep 2012

Crisis returns to Xolobeni

by John Clarke

After their mining rights were revoked, MRC has made a fresh application on mining prospecting rights and the Amadiba community …

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Categories 2012, In the community, Vol 36 No 3 Aug/Sep 2012 Tags mining rights

Celebrating Althea MacQuene

by Trudy Wagenstroom

Why do we remember some and forget others? Trudy Wagenstroom tries to understand what influenced the decisions of the organisers …

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Categories 2012, In the past, Vol 36 No 3 Aug/Sep 2012 Tags The Community House Heritage Site for Activists activism

Battle for Impala

by Crispen Chinguno

Impala Platinum mine in Rustenburg has become the theatre where the veteran National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and newcomer Association …

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Categories 2012, In the Workplace, Vol 36 No 3 Aug/Sep 2012 Tags Impala Platinum mine National Union of Mineworkers

Assessment of Mining Charter

by Mzukisi Qobo

The Mining Charter can be used to regulate and empower historically disadvantaged South Africans, but there are problems with mining …

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Categories 2012, In the Workplace, Vol 36 No 3 Aug/Sep 2012 Tags Mining Charter

18. Labour broking in Namibia

by Herbert Jauch

Labour brokers are taking advantage of high unemployment in Namibia, but unions and government have not been caught flat footed, …

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Categories 2012, Across the Globe, Vol 36 No 3 Aug/Sep 2012 Tags Labour brokers high unemployment Namibia

21. Creative new directions

by Kally Forrest

This is the third in a series of articles on the history of the National Union of Metalworkers of South …

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Categories 2012, In the past, Vol 36 No 3 Aug/Sep 2012 Tags Numsa union bargaining engineering restructuring

Youth wage subsidy -3

by Joseph Maqhekheni

The National Council of Trade Unions (Nactu) added its voice on the proposed youth wage subsidy. Nactu president Joseph Maqhekheni …

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Categories 2012, On politics and economics, Vol 36 No 3 Aug/Sep 2012 Tags Nactu wage subsid

Real wages and collective

by Trenton Elsley

Real wages are not easy to define, but are sometimes linked to the Consumer Price Index (CPI). However, in the …

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Categories 2012, In the Workplace, Vol 36 No 3 Aug/Sep 2012 Tags Consumer Price Index apartheid social benefits and the social wage

Youth wage subsidy in South Africa

by Chris Malikane

The youth wage subsidy (YWS) proposal by the National Treasury that is supported by the Democratic Alliance (DA) does not …

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Categories 2012, On politics and economics, Vol 36 No 3 Aug/Sep 2012 Tags wage subsidy Democratic Alliance

Unlocking Labour Laws -24

by Dawn Norton

Vulnerable workers and proposed amendments to the Labour  relations Act   Attachments 7. Unlocking (124 kB)

Categories 2012, In the Workplace, Vol 36 No 3 Aug/Sep 2012 Tags Labour relations Act
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