Labour Disrupted

Reflections on the future of work in South Africa

Malehoko Tshoaedi author Andries Bezuidenhout author Janet Cherry author Mondli Hlatshwayo author Christine Bischoff author Asanda-Jonas Benya author Malehoko Tshoaedi editor Andries Bezuidenhout editor Christine Bischoff editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Wits University Press

Published:31st Oct '23

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Analyses the fragmentation and future of labour movements in the context of globalisation, the fourth industrial revolution and the Covid-19 pandemic.

Published in the 50th anniversary year of the 1973 Durban strikes, this volume 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.

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 alliances required to address issues of social justice in education, health and community solidarity, and exposes the precariousness of union organisation under the brutal forces of globalisation.

ISBN: 9781776148226

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358 pages