What We Do or Who We Are? Trade Union Responses to Globalization and Regionalisation in South Africa

Chapter published in Debrah, Y. & Smith, I. (eds). Globalization, Employment and the Workplace. London: Routledge. This chapter draws on examples of trade union responses to globalisation in the South African context to argue that, contrary to claims that trade unions are a force of the past, a class basis for global solidarity is still feasible. It considers various forms of global solidarity in the struggle against apartheid, as well as post-apartheid campaigns. The book can be downloaded electronically.