Africa: Labour Resources Links & information This section contains brief descriptions and links to a number of web sites closely connected with or directly supportive of organised labour, particularly in South Africa.

  ANC: African National Congress - The ANC is the majority party in South Africa's Government of National Unity. The ANC, together with COSATU and the SACP, constitutes the Tripartite Alliance, united in its commitment to building a non-racial, democratic South Africa and to implementing the Reconstruction and Development Programme. (South Africa)
  BCEA - Basic Conditions of Employment Act web site - a comprehensive overview of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act with related resources and links which aims to encourage ongoing debate around its principles and implementation. (South Africa)
  CCMA - Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration - an independent statutory organisation, established in terms of the 1995 Labour Relations Act to resolve labour disputes. (South Africa)
  CDC: Centre for Democratic Communications - founded under the auspices of the Tripartite Alliance, with the support of the Italian trade union movement, the CDC aims to be a fully-fledged, multi-media production house serving the mass democratic movement. (South Africa)
  Department of Labour - government department which aims to play a central role in reducing unemployment, poverty and inequity through a set of policies and programmes developed in consultation with the social partners. (South Africa)
  Ditsela: Development Institute for Training, Support and Education for Labour - established by the major trade union federations in South Africa (COSATU and FEDUSA), Ditsela's centrao achieve this Ditsela has set up programmes in education and training, support for union education and organisational development. (South Africa)
  ILRIG: International Labour Research and Information Group - a non-profit labour service organisation, providing research, educationtraining and publication services to progressive organisations in Southern Africa with a specialised focus on international issues, and in particular on international labour and politics. (South Africa)
  The Job Creation Trust: an Initiative of COSATU, FEDUSA and NACTU. At the 1998 Presidential Jobs Summit, organised labour pledged to contribute one day's wages on 3 March 1999 into a national fund set up in order to fund a range of job creation projects. March 3: Join us in working to create jobs! (South Africa)
  NALEDI - National Labour and Economic Development Institute - formed in 1993 as an initiative of COSATU, NALEDI carries out labour and economic research, its main focus being on conducting policy-relevant research aimed at building the capacity of the labour movement to engage effectively with the challenges of the new society. (South Africa)
  NEDLAC - National Economic Development and Labour Council - established in 1995 as a representative and consensus-seeking body, where the social partners (Government, Business, Labour and Communities) seek to reach agreement on policies and proposed legislation in the social and economic spheres. (South Africa)
  NIEP: National Institute for Economic Policy - an independent black-led economic research institute servicing the mass democratic movement and government with research, education and training in the area of economic policy for sustainable development. (South Africa)
  The Presidential Jobs Summit - fighting poverty through job creation, 30 October 1998. (South Africa)
  SACP: South African Communist Party - founded in 1921, the SACP has always been in the forefront of the struggle for socialism and against imperialism and racist domination. The SACP is a partner in the Tripartite Alliance consisting of the ANC and COSATU. (South Africa)
  Shopsteward - published by COSATU as the journal of organised labour. (South Africa)
  TURP: Trade Union Research Project - undertakes research and education for trade unions and federations, and develops and publishes specific materials for union needs. TURP is situated at the Centre for Industrial, Organisational and Labour Studies at the University of Natal, Durban. (South Africa)
  UnionMail: Free full-feature online e-mail service for union members/ - Get connected! Access your e-mail from any internet-linked computer anywhere in the world! Sign up now! (South Africa)
  The Workers' Library - an independent labour service organisation and labour resource centre based in a restored municipal workers' compound in Newtown, Johannesburg. It hosts the Workers' Museum,a large library and resource centre, the Workers' Bookshop, offers conference centre facilities and organises regular workshops. (South Africa)

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