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Description

1. 379 pages; 22 cm.

Summary

1. Politics of Solidarity explores the transformation of public services in post-apartheid South Africa and the effects of privatization in three cities: Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni, and Cape Town. Drawing on extensive qualitative fieldwork, Carmen Ludwig sheds light on local conflicts on the provision of public services and on trade union strategies that cope with rising public-private partnerships. In the face of persistent social inequality and the rise of precarious work, Ludwig asks how trade unions can create solidarity in fragmented workforces and bridge the gap between permanent workers and those on the margins in the workplace and society. Politics of Solidarity offers insights into the changing world of municipal work, the struggles of precarious workers and more broadly, on the labor dynamics of contemporary South Africa.0.

Series statement

1. International labour studies ; volume 22

Uniform title

1. International labour studies ; volume 22.

Subject

1. Labor unions > South Africa
2. Privatization > South Africa
3. Municipal services > Contracting out > South Africa
4. Labor movement > South Africa
5. Labor movement
6. Labor unions
7. Municipal services > Contracting out
8. Privatization
9. Privatisierung
10. Öffentliche Dienstleistung
11. Arbeitsmarkt
12. Prekariat
13. Gewerkschaft
14. Solidarität
15. Arbeitssoziologie
16. South Africa
17. Südafrika

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 342-375) and index.