Labour Laws and Workforce Rights in South African Mining
In the South African mining sector, the complex relationships between unions and employers form the foundation of collective bargaining, shaping the industry's labour landscape. The Labour Relations Act governs this framework, requiring employers and unions to negotiate wages, working conditions, and employment terms.
Primitive Accumulation and Exploitative Labour Relations in …
Exploitative labour relations which dominate within the ASGM sector thus signify a process of super-exploitation characterised by the 'exploitation of labour through the appropriation of labour power far beyond the labour necessary for the social reproduction of the workforce' (Ibid:6). ... Zimbabwe's artisanal gold mining sector has ...
SA Journal of Human Resource Management
Purpose: The purpose of this article was to present the current collective engagement stakeholder strategies for South African labour relations. Motivation for the study: The SA mining sector has seen more violent strikes, with a higher number of deaths, injuries, criminal activities, arrests, dismissals and job losses in recent years.
THE CAPITAL-LABOUR RELATION IN THE MINING …
First, strikes and the capital-labour relationship are often taken to be synonymous, and an absence of strike activity is equated with harmonious industrial relations. However, an …
Understanding Social Labour Plans in South African Mining …
Here, we unearth the essence, significance and workings of the Social Labour Plan in the Rainbow Nation. The Genesis of Social Labour Plans. South Africa's tumultuous history, marked by socio-economic imbalances, has necessitated redressive measures in every sector. As a leading economic driver, the mining industry isn't exempt.
The Marikana Massacre: A Historical Overview of the …
Labour Unrest in the Mining Sector in South Africa Chitja Twala University of the Free State, South Africa Introduction and Historical Background ... South Africa was famous for its solid and sound labour relations culture, particularly in the post-1994 period. Its collective bargaining, with clear guidelines spelling out the responsibilities ...
Mining Sector Wages in South Africa
1.4 The Changing Contribution of the South African Mining Sector 2 2. LITERATURE REVIEW 7 2.1 Wage Determination in South African Mining Sector 7 2.2 Industrial Relations in South Africa 8 2.3 Labour Laws in South Africa 10 2.4 Centralised and Non-centralised Collective Bargaining in South Africa 11
Expert Legal Services by Barter McKellar for the Mining Industry …
Labour and Employment Law in Mining. The mining sector is one of South Africa's largest employers, making labour and employment law a significant concern. Barter McKellar provides counsel on all aspects of employment law, including drafting employment contracts, advising on labour disputes and ensuring compliance with the Labour Relations Act.
Labour shortage threatens to put mining industry on shaky …
Job vacancy rates in the Canadian mining, quarrying and oil and gas sector in the third quarter of last year reached a record high of 4.3%
THE RELEVANCE AND IMPACT OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR LAW IN THE MINING
The mining sector is one of the contributors to the South African economy and improving productivity is important if it is to remain competitive in the global marketplace. Thus, the technologies that will be created by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) are important to the mining sector. ... The Labour Relations Act (LRA) provides for ...
Roots of Apartheid: South Africa's Mining Industry
The development of South Africa's mining industry, and how it laid the foundations for Apartheid Although some mining had taken place in what is now South Africa centuries before Europeans arrived, 1 the modern mining industry emerged as the major shaper of South Africa's economy and race relations in the latter half of the 19 th century ...
Employment relations
Formulating and mandating industry policies and position papers on issues that will impact on the mining industry in particular and employers generally. Facilitating interaction between Human Resources and Employment Relations representatives of member companies, principally through a standing committee known as the Labour Policy Committee.
The Institutional Work of Exploitation
It provided cheap labour to the mines: no increase in real wages took place between 1897 and 1969 (Bundy, 2016; Crush et al., 1991), and black workers' wages in mining were lower than those in other sectors: 'The mining industry would have to double the wages if they hoped to compete with the manufacturing sector for labour' (Wilson, 1972 ...
MBA Impact of Labour Unions of the South African Mining
Resultantly, labour relations in the mining industry are substantially compromised, and there is an increased need to achieve efficiency in how employee needs are addressed through collective bargaining. Strikes in the mining sector are characterised by their length, frequency, and violent nature. ...
Report: labour relations have become biggest
According to a new report by intelligence analysis firm Alva, labour relations are becoming the most prominent material risk for the metals and mining industry.. In their Q2 report, which investigated progress on the environmental, social, and governance(ESG) issues, Alva stated that "labour issues take the gloss off improved Q2 mining ESG performance".
Labour relations in the mining sector
Last February we published a study on labour relations in the mining sector, which included an analysis of employment figures, regulatory analysis, dispute resolution criteria and …
Full article: 'Black Gold' and Verticality: Geology, Labour and Mining …
The Witbank Labour District's mining industry expanded in the period following the South African War. Coal mining in the district occurred well before the late 19th-century expansion of South Africa's mining industry. ... with its mainly horizontal coal seams, and state regulation of the mining industry shaped the nature of labour relations ...
Labour Laws and Workforce Rights in South African Mining
South African mining operates within a comprehensive framework of labour laws and regulations that safeguard the rights and interests of mineworkers, promoting industrial …
Labour Relations In The Mining Sector
Last February we published a study on labour relations in the mining sector, which included an analysis of employment figures, regulatory analysis, dispute resolution criteria and …
An analysis of the Human Resource practices in the …
nature of the mining industry which calls for the industry to engage a huge labour force in order to maximise returns (Matangi, 2006). Despite these challenges, the mining sector in Zimbabwe is on a growth trajectory and the Zimbabwean government has pinned total economic recovery on the revival of the mining industry (Moyo; 2013).
THE RELEVANCE AND IMPACT OF SOUTH AFRICAN …
conditions.7 The mining sector is a significant contributor to the South African economy;8 it employs 436 000 individuals.9 Many of the workers are from poverty-stricken communities.10 Automation may result in further job losses in the mining sector,11 meaning that labour regulation in the mining sector in South Africa needs reconsideration.
Labour relations in the mining sector
The mining sector in Peru is highly unionised. One in four workers members of a trade union, and workers in m edium and large companies are, in most cases, represented by at least one union.. Last February we published a study on labour relations in the mining sector, which included an analysis of employment figures, regulatory analysis, dispute resolution …
Why is labour strife so persistent in South Africa's mining industry
In January 2014, over 70,000 mineworkers on South Africa's platinum belt embarked on an unprecedented five-month long labour strike. In a socio-economic context of high unemployment, 1 and an estimated 10:1 average dependency ratio 2 on each mining sector job, it is astonishing that workers were willing to forego any income at all. Dependents included, upward of 700,000 …
(PDF) Industrial Relations in the British Non …
There are probably many reasons for this, including the relative tranquillity of labour relations in metal mining, the comparatively untroubled shrinkage and adjustment of that sector to a free international market for its products, and the …
UNION-INDIGENOUS ENGAGEMENT IN THE MINING …
mining industry which raise the educational requirements for entry into jobs, decrease the overall number of jobs in production and shorten the lifespan of a mine. This paper this contradiction and unpacks ... technology and labour relations. O'Reilly - 400056219 - Work and Society pg. 5 .
The Marikana Massacre: A Historical overview …
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Moving towards centralised bargaining in mining
Historically, labour relations were slow to change in the mining industry. Bargaining with black unions only started after the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) entered negotiations with the Chamber of Mines in 1983. Before this, the industry had closed-shop agreements with unions representing higher white occupational grades and the
Labor Relations And Human Resources Management: An Overview
Labour or Industrial Relations The term labour relations, also known as industrial relations, refers to the system in which employers, workers and their representatives and, directly or indirectly, th ... particularly where they represent workers in a key economic or public service sector, such as transport or mining. Aside from trade unions ...
South Africa's untapped mining opportunity
The mining sector in South Africa has long been constrained by policy uncertainty, strained labour relations, and a crumbling national logistics network. From around 2007, these issues were compounded by load shedding and rapidly rising power prices.
Navigating Labour Relations and Employment Law …
Labour relations and employment law in South Africa's mining sector are complex but integral to the industry's success. Balancing the needs of workers with operational demands, within the framework of South African law, …