Youth Wage Subsidy: Can It Solve Job Creation?
Government has mooteda youth wage subsidy asa means of attacking unemployment. Oupa Bodibe and Kimani Ndungu believe this is too …
Vol 34 No 2 June/July 2010
Worker Blues at SABC
It was workers at the SABC who alerted the media to the financial crisis in the SABC last year. Kate …
What is Israeli/Palestine Clash About? Part 3: Arab States Betray Palestine
The previous two Labour Bulletins charted the early history of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. In this part Chandra Kumar tells of …
We Really Have to Cut Down on Eating: Poverty and Food Prices
The price of food over the three years leading up to 2008 increased by 83% and prices continue to rise. …
Unlocking Labour Laws – Transfer of Employees from One Employer or Authority to Another
In this article a trade union leader seeks advice as to whether a union should be consulted in cases dealing …
Union Investment Schemes 10 Years In
In a recent study Melikaya Rubushe contends that ten years later many union investment companies are still not reflecting the …
Towards National Council on Workers’ Education
Sheri Hamilton reports on a recent Ditsela workers’ education summit which committed itself to developing an alternative to the ravages …
Street Level Bureaucrats: Labour Inspectors and Enforcing Decent Work
Too few labour inspectors are employed to monitor workplaces. In addition, as Kholofelo Ngoepe tells from seven weeks of shadowing …
South Africa’s Soccer Woes: Inspiring Youth to New Heights
Soccer development in South Africa is in a dire state as Bafana Bafana’s performance indicates. Tony Fluxman looks at why …
Song Lines Into South Africa’s Past: Bow Music of Maphophoma
In the early 1980s Dave Dargie went deep into Zululand to track down traditional bow singers. He was rewarded with …