Rolling back the right to strike: amendments to South Africa’s Labour Relations Act and their implications for working-class struggle

Carin Runciman

doi:10.1080/03056244.2019.1641478

Rolling back the right to strike: amendments to South Africa’s Labour Relations Act and their implications for working-class struggle

Carin Runciman

Centre for Social Change

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SUMMARY: The South African National Assembly recently passed amendments to the Labour Relations Act which will roll back the right to strike. This briefing will analyse the amendments, their implications and what they tell us about the state of the labour movement, the possibilities for trade union revival and the state working-class struggle in South Africa today.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	347-356
Number of pages	10
Journal	Review of African Political Economy
Volume	46
Issue number	160
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/03056244.2019.1641478
Publication status	Published - 3 Apr 2019

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Geography, Planning and Development
Development
Political Science and International Relations

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Rolling back the right to strike: amendments to South Africa’s Labour Relations Act and their implications for working-class struggle

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