How workplace democracy can undo many of apartheid’s ills
SA’s corporate and country model is still that of the apartheid era, but there are six ways to fix that
16 August 2020 - 08:46
SA’s apartheid-era corporate model, which has been unchanged in the democratic dispensation, is one of the main reasons for conflict, poor productivity and violence in the country’s labour market since 1994.
Whether in mining, agriculture or retail, the model has been based on low wages, migrant labour, minimal skills transfer and little provision of basic amenities for ordinary workers, and huge remuneration and benefits for executives. The model has been the basis of the competitiveness of many SA corporates...
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