Workers’ Day
Briefings: By Kevin French.
Across the Globe
Workers’ Movement: Source of Egyptian Uprising
Everyone knows that the protests in Tahrir Square ultimately brought down the Egyptian government and that the youth movement played …
Workers Committees Supplement Weak Trade Unions in Zimbabwe; The case of the Diary Marketing Board
Trade Union Weakness: By Mark Shadur
Workers fight back: Ramatex strike in Namibia
The Ramatex saga continues. In the previous article Doug Miller ended with Ramatex’s ultimatum to the Namibian government to buy …
Women-only trade union: Korea leads the way
In Korea most women workers are casual labourers so a women-only trade union was launched. The Korean Women’s Trade Union …
Wither dialogue: Wither Zimbabwe
Social dialogue has failed to produce results in Zimbabwe against a backdrop of continued economic and political instability. In this, …
Women fighting back: A Swedish case.
Elisabeth Bistrom lives in Sweden yet she talks about exactly the same injustices that women suffer in South Africa. She …
Women in the food industry an ISC programme
Farnaaz Majiet assesses an International Study Circle (ISC) project that focussed on women in the global food industry. Attachments …
Women in Wage-Labour in Swaziland: A Focus on Agriculture
Briefings: By Patricia McFadden.
Win-win: German union engages bosses
Many workers view engagement with suspicion. Konnie Siegel, a German IG Metall official, believes however that it can greatly benefit …