Organising Farm Workers
Focus: Labour and the Agrarian Question: By Phillip Masia and Orange Vaal General Workers Union.
In the Workplace
Organising in the Ciskei: You can’t operate in a vacuum: Ciskei industrialist speak Ciskei’s Labour Decree :Negotiate with NEHAWU!: the battle for public sector unionism
Workers celebrated the overthrow of Ciskei dictator Lennox Sebe with a stayaway. Since then trade unions have made rapid progress. …
Organising local authority workers
Articles/Reports: Coletane Markham.
Organising migrant farm workers: Fertile ground
The world of paternalistic relations between farmer and farm worker in South Africa’s Limpopo province is coming to an end. …
Organising Mondi
Briefings/Reports: By Pat Horne.
One industry, two funds retirement funds in South Africa. Interview with Jan Mahlangu
Etienne Vlok speaks to Jan Mahlangu, COSATU pension and provident fund coordinator, about the retirement fund industry and issues affecting …
Open invitation to death: Workers on roofless vehicles
South Africans have read from time to time about horrific accidents where workers at the back of open trucks and …
Open Racist Violence on Farm Workers: Hidden Workplace Crime
A white racist group called the Noord Wes Plaaslike Veiligeheid has emerged recently wearing AWB regalia and farm workers have …
Organising Building Workers
Briefings: By Building Construction and Allied Workers Union.
Organising casual workers
The Young Christian Workers (YCW) have launched a campaign that focuses on improving the plight of casual workers. Rob Rees …