Exploring The Incidents Of Strikes In Post-Apartheid South Africa

Abstract

Since the right to strike was recognised in the South African Constitution, strike actions have been a common phenomenon in the country. Causes of strikes in South Africa are multifaceted and their effects detrimentally catastrophic. This paper explored the incidents of strikes in post-apartheid South Africa and it analysed newspaper and other published articles to track down the occurrence, causes, and effects of strikes in South Africa. In this paper, it was established that the main causes of strike actions range from poverty, inequality, and unemployment to union rivalry and the undemocratic nature of the labour relations. It also established the effects of strike actions which are both social and economic. To achieve labour market stability, this paper recommended the democratisation of labour relations, the creation of sound stakeholder relations, turning employees into employers through indigenisation policies, and the implementation of a national minimum wage.

Factors Contributing to Industrial Conflicts within Higher Education Institutions in Lesotho: A Case of the National University of Lesotho

“…Business and Economic Research ISSN 2162-4860 2021 education, attacking teacher tenure, tying teachers" evaluations to student test scores and clearing out protections for collective bargaining, rather than acknowledging that the cooperation of the teachers and their unions is essential to any improvements in public education In South Africa, rivalry between unions in the same sectors, the problem of historical poverty, competition for jobs with migrant workers, agitation for wage increases as well as the mismatch between wage offers and demands are the main causes of the numerous strikes (Murwirapachena 2014). In Kenya, issues such as oppression of women, as seen within the context of unequal gendered power relations, is a common cause of employee discontent at the work place and rank high in union agenda (Kaloki 2017).…”