Analyses the fragmentation and future of labour movements in South Africa and globally in the context of globalisation, the fourth industrial revolution and the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Malehoko Tshoaedi, Christine Bischoff, Andries Bezuidenhout, Janet Cherry, Nomkhosi Xulu-Gama, Mondli Hlatshwayo, Aisha Lorgat, Babalwa Magoqwana, John Mashayamombe, Mpho Mmadi, Siphelo Ngcwangu, Sandla Nomvete, Jantjie Xaba, Lucien van der Walt, Edward Webster
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