Voice of America: Beneath South Africa’s Illegal Strikes, an Army of Informal Workers

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

Beneath South Africa's Illegal Strikes, an Army of Informal Workers Oct 24th 2012, 16:51 With rampant wildcat strikes continuing in South Africa's mining sector, and with mines firing tens of thousands of strikers, how are companies staying afloat?  Welcome to the world of labor brokering -- companies that find contract workers to fill gaps. Unions have fought to outlaw the practice of labor brokering, but the brokers say they fill a critical role in a nation with strict labor laws and an unskilled workforce.  South Africa's Gold Fields mining company fired 8,500 ... Media files: 706448B4-57A3-406E-B158-5A9E6A34B39C_cx0_cy10_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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