Labour Disrupted (eBook)

Reflections on the future of work in South Africa

Asanda-Jonas Benya, Siphelo Ngcwangu, Sandla Nomvete, Malehoko Tshoaedi, Lucien van der Walt, Edward Webster, Jantjie Xaba, Nomkhosi Xulu-Gama, Andries Bezuidenhout, Christine Bischoff, Janet Cherry, Mondli Hlatshwayo, Aisha Lorgat, Babalwa Magoqwana, John Mashayamombe, Mpho Mmadi (Autoren)

Andries Bezuidenhout, Christine Bischoff, Malehoko Tshoaedi (Herausgeber)

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2023
358 Seiten
Wits University Press (Verlag)
978-1-77614-825-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Labour Disrupted exposes the precariousness of union organisation and how labour movements have had to respond to the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. It addresses issues related to the fourth industrial revolution on the working class, and the challenges of skills development and inclusiveness.

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Published in the 50th anniversary year of the 1973 Durban strikes, Labour Disrupted honours this milestone by reflecting on the past and the future of labour, primarily in South Africa but also globally. It focuses on how South Africa's lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic further exposed key contradictions and challenges that labour movements face. The contributions include a diverse range of topics by those actively engaged in the labour movement, who tackle a number of thorny issues: from redefining democracy in South Africa, to experiences of inclusiveness (or lack thereof) in workplace environments by women, young people, migrant workers, LGBTI people and people living with disabilities. They address contemporary issues related to the use of technology and the impact of the fourth industrial revolution on the youth and the working class, and the challenge of skills development and restructuring in the workplace. Labour Disrupted debates new forms of organising and labour movement alliancesrequired to address issues of social justice in education, health and community solidarity, andexposes the precariousness of union organisation under the brutal forces of globalisation.

Inhalt

Figures and Tables Acknowledgements Introduction: Disruptions and New Directions in South African Labour Studies – Andries Bezuidenhout, Malehoko Tshoaedi and Christine Bischoff Chapter 1 Fragmented Labour Movement, Fragmented Labour Studies: New Directions for Research and Theory – Lucien van der Walt PART I CHANGING SOLIDARITIES Chapter 2 Patriarchal Collusions and Women’s Marginalisation in Mining Unions – Asanda-Jonas Benya Chapter 3 Youth, Trade Unions and the Challenges of Employment Christine Bischoff Chapter 4 Community Health Care Workers in Gauteng: Volunteerism as a Band-Aid for Unemployment – Nomkhosi Xulu-Gama and Aisha Lorgat PART II TECHNOLOGY AND WORK Chapter 5 Trade Unions, Technology and Skills – Siphelo Ngcwangu Chapter 6 Labour Process, Hegemony and Technology: ‘Sanitised Workplace Orders’ at Two South African Mines – John Mashayamombe Chapter 7 Trade Union Responses to Production Technologies in the Fourth Industrial Revolution – Mondli Hlatshwayo Chapter 8 Emotional Labour in Government Frontline Work: The Burden of Public Call Centre Workers – Babalwa Magoqwana PART III NEW FORMS OF ORGANISING Chapter 9 Why Other Spaces Matter: The Case of Mamelodi Train Sector – Mpho Mmadi Chapter 10 Social Capital Unionism and Empowerment: A Case of Solidarity Union at ArcelorMittal Vanderbijlpark – Jantjie Xaba Chapter 11 Hegemony, Counter-Hegemony and the Role of Social Movements – Janet Cherry Chapter 12 Competing Interests: Investment Companies and the Future of Labour – Sandla Nomvete Chapter 13 Going Global, Building Local: A Southern Perspective on the Future of Labour Internationalism – Edward Webster PART IV LABOUR AND LOCKDOWN Chapter 14 The Labour Movement’s Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic – Christine Bischoff Conclusion Questions, Answers and New Directions – Andries Bezuidenhout, Christine Bischoff and Malehoko Tshoaedi Contributors Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.10.2023
• Verlagsort: Johannesburg
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Geld / Bank / Börse
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft
• Schlagworte: 4IR • Covid-19 • Education • 'flexibilization' of labour markets • Formal and informal economy • Future of Work • Gender/ed politics • gender politics • Globalisation • health care workers • iIformal workers • Informal Workers • Intersectionality • just transition • Labour market disruption • Labour Markets • Labour Movements • labour studies. • Mining • precarious work • skills development • Social Movement Unionism • Technology • toxic capitalism • Trade unions • Youth Unemployment
• ISBN-10: 1-77614-825-8 / 1776148258
• ISBN-13: 978-1-77614-825-7 / 9781776148257