Trade unions are unprepared for the 4IR tsunami coming their way
A dearth of good leadership means labour federations will miss the boat as companies adapt to the effects of a rapidly changing world
17 October 2019 - 13:45
The split in Cosatu a few years ago was the biggest setback the labour movement has experienced in this country, seriously weakening it.
Gone are the heady days of the 1980s, when Cosatu in particular was so powerful that the National Party bombed its head office in Johannesburg. It was once the fastest-growing trade union federation in the world. ..
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