Footwear: stepping into the cold
The once-mighty footwear sector has fallen on hard times. As international competition bites deep, jobs are being shed at an …
In the Workplace
Fix it or nix it? The anti-globalisation movement
Lucien van der Walt reviews Globalization from below: the power of solidarity, by J. Brecher, T. Costello and B. Smith …
Flexibility: the September Commission recommendations
The Labour Bulletin reproduces extracts from the September Commission’s recommendations on vulnerable sectors, the informal sector and migrant workers.
Flexible labour: meeting the challenge
Rob Rees suggests legislative changes which would decrease the vulnerability of flexible workers. Changing the law is not enough, however, …
Focussing on the Industrial Council System
Comment: By South African Labour Bulletin.
Fighting Job Evaluation
Briefings/Documents: By Cathy Mathews.
Fighting Philips
Briefings/Documents: By Mike Jacobs.
Fighting subcontracting: legal protections and negotiating strategies
Bridget Kenny and Andries Bezuidenhout explore how unions can limit exploitation of subcontracted workers. Attachments Figting subcontracting. Legal protections …
Financial Crisis Hits Unions
Trade Unions are finding they have to embark on a cost cutting exercise to remain in business. Renee Grawitzky looks …
Finding an alternative SIGTUR congress
Rob Lambert reports on the upcoming sixth regional congress of the Southern Initiative on Globalisation and Trade Union Rights (SIGTUR …