Opinion | Younger shop stewards learn their militant behaviour from some MPs
15 April 2019 - 12:03In its recent Global Competitiveness Report, the World Economic Forum sketched a bleak picture of labour relations in the country, ranking SA in 137th position out of 137 countries. The report states that SA has the worst labour relations in the world.
What is even more extreme is the way in which violent service delivery protests and a political inclination to remove opponents from society affect labour behaviour. For example, the CEO of the Gupta JIC Mining Services was shot dead as a direct consequence of a labour dispute. A number of employees have also been killed in strike-related incidents during recent strikes at Gold Fields and Sibanye-Stillwater.
New technology is also a major disruptor of the workplace. The fourth industrial revolution will result in a smaller workforce where critical skills will provide job security. A more flexible and decentralised workplace would be a further consequence and trade unions will have to prepare for a decrease in collective workplace issues as employees’ needs will centre around training and the effect of technology on their daily lives.
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