Struggling to be heard
The televised images of armed miners rushing towards the police on 16 August 2012, and the police opening fire on …
Vol 37 Number 4 October/November
Sham elections in Swaziland: What labour movement says
Recent elections in Swaziland were not about bringing democracy to the people by dismantling the Tinkundla system, but simply maintained …
National Development Plan: Putting SA into reverse gear
The National Development Plan (NDP) is another form of the neo-liberal Growth, Employment and Distribution (Gear) programme. Attachments National …
Lessons from SA’s FIFA World Cup: Legacy for labour
In mega-sports events like the FIFA World Cup most workers are employed in precarious forms of work in which they …
Land reform: Colonial pasts & democratic futures
Land ownership in South Africa still retains its colonial shape with large farms owned by white farmers while black farmers …
Labour Relations Act
Labour broking, in which companies gain high profits by paying workers lower wages without benefits and protection, is a reality …
Labour Relations Act: Labour broker workers vulnerable
Labour broking, in which companies gain high profits by paying workers lower wages without benefits and protection, is a reality …
How MDC lost plot: Zim elections from a labour perspective
Despite claims of widespread rigging by the Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (Zanu PF)’s electoral machinery, the Movement for …
Holding of Cosatu special congress
In letters to the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) president Sidumo Dlamini, unions are asking the federation to …
Holding of Cosatu special congress: Unions want unity and action
In letters to the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) president Sidumo Dlamini, unions are asking the federation to …