Unionization of women workers in different industrial sectors in South Africa

O'Regan C. and B. Thompson

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Examines the situation of women in the membership and leadership of the trade unions in South Africa, especially those affiliated to the major trade union federation, Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU). Includes a brief historical description of the events of the 1980s; a description of the South African economy and its sectors; a discussion of the demographic information concerning women in the workforce; a discussion of the role of women in unions; and an analysis of a case-study undertaken on the South African Clothing and Textile Workers Union (SACTWU).

Keywords: women workers; trade unionization.; industrial sector; equal rights; leadership; educational level; case study; textile worker; statistical table; travailleuses; syndicalisation; secteur industriel; droits égaux; commandement; niveau d'enseignement; étude de cas; travailleur du textile; tableau statistique; trabajadoras; sindicalización; sector industrial; igualdad de derechos; liderazgo; nivel educativo; estudio de casos; obrero textil; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 42 P. pages
Date: 1993
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