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The limits of transnational solidarity : the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the Swaziland and Zimbabwean crises

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Wood, Geoffrey, Dibben, Pauline and Klerck, Gilton (2013) The limits of transnational solidarity : the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the Swaziland and Zimbabwean crises. Labor History, Volume 54 (Number 5). pp. 527-539. doi:10.1080/0023656X.2013.849925

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Abstract

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), the main union federation in South Africa, was instrumental in ending apartheid. This paper evaluates COSATU's post-apartheid role in working for democracy elsewhere in Southern Africa through deepening transnational solidarity, focusing on its role in Zimbabwe and Swaziland. Although the federation successfully mobilised trade union members to oppose the contravention of human and labor rights, its ability to affect lasting change was limited by contradictory messages and actions by the South African government, the dualistic nature of institutional formation in these countries, strategic miscalculations and structural limitations on union power.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Strategy & International Business
Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Cosatu, Labor unions -- South Africa, Labor unions -- Swaziland, Labor unions -- Zimbabwe
Journal or Publication Title: Labor History
Publisher: Routledge
ISSN: 0023-656X
Official Date: 2013
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2013Published
Date of first compliant deposit: 26 December 2015
Volume: Volume 54
Number: Number 5
Page Range: pp. 527-539
DOI: 10.1080/0023656X.2013.849925
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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