Mail and Guardian here 'Workers do not have a good story to tell' 30 Jul 2015 16:09 Sarah Evans Between the second quarters of 2014 and 2015, union membership in South Africa decreased by 17 000 members Levels of unionisation in South Africa remain stable relative to other countries, but union membership is on the … Continue reading [PRESS]: Lucien van der Walt: discussing state of the unions in South Africa
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[PRESS]: Lucien van der Walt: discussing crisis in COSATU’s SACCAWU union
Mail and Guardian here Massive union on brink of collapse 20 Mar 2015 00:00 Sarah Evans Saccawu is being sued for R30-million by its provident fund but has been given a last chance. One of trade union federation Cosatu’s biggest affiliates is one missed deadline away from being liquidated, potentially leaving 140 000 workers without … Continue reading [PRESS]: Lucien van der Walt: discussing crisis in COSATU’s SACCAWU union
[PRESS]: Lucien van der Walt: quoted on “working class solution” to anti-immigrant attacks
Mail and Guardian, from here Swinging guns and fleeing foreigners: What is the state doing? 15 Apr 2015 18:32 Sarah Evans Although the latest outbursts revolve around xenophobia, the state needs to put a stop to all violence in South Africa. From the varied reactions of politicians to the xenophobic violence to the response of … Continue reading [PRESS]: Lucien van der Walt: quoted on “working class solution” to anti-immigrant attacks
[PRESS]: Lucien van der Walt: quoted in Polish press on SA anti-immigrant violence
From here Michał Staniul akt. 07.05.2015, 13:30 Pogromy imigrantów w RPA - co kryje się za ksenofobicznymi wybuchami? Osiem ofiar śmiertelnych, dziesiątki rannych, setki zniszczonych sklepów i mieszkań oraz tysiące ludzi zmuszonych do ucieczki. A dodatkowo dyplomatyczna wojna. W RPA przez niemal cały kwiecień dochodziło do pogromów imigrantów. Jednego z brutalnych mordów … Continue reading [PRESS]: Lucien van der Walt: quoted in Polish press on SA anti-immigrant violence
[PRESS]: Lucien van der Walt: counterpower to neo-liberalism, by Peter Kenworthy (Denmark, 2011)
Source: http://stiffkitten.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/lucien-van-der-walt-counterpower-to-neo-liberalism/Lucien van der Walt: counterpower to neo-liberalismby Peter Kenworthy (Denmark, 2011), Africa blogIn neo-liberalism the expansion of the market has become an end in itself. The market must engulf all areas of society. Neo-liberalism is therefore much more of an all-embracing life philosophy than classic liberalism. The economic crisis of the early eighties, the collapse … Continue reading [PRESS]: Lucien van der Walt: counterpower to neo-liberalism, by Peter Kenworthy (Denmark, 2011)
[INTERVIEW]: Lucien van der Walt, 2009, “Subcontracting is Just a Ploy to Woo Votes”
‘Subcontracting is just a ploy to woo votes’Vuvuzela, 27 February 2009Masibulele Yaso reportsThe ANC’s policy on outsourcing and subcontracting is ‘just a ploy to woo voters’, according to sociologist and lecturer in the Sociology Department, Dr Lucien van der Walt. Van der Walt told Vuvuzela that ‘because of the election mood’, the ANC would … Continue reading [INTERVIEW]: Lucien van der Walt, 2009, “Subcontracting is Just a Ploy to Woo Votes”
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