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South Africa's Workplace Forum system: A Stillborn Experiment in the Democratisation of Work?
Author(s) -
Wood Geoffrey,
Mahabir Pralene
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/1468-2338.00195
Subject(s) - democratization , work (physics) , political science , work systems , public administration , sociology , public relations , democracy , law , engineering , mechanical engineering , politics
The 1995 South African Labour Relations Act introduced a system of Workplace Forums, a form of works council. Currently, Forums are only operational in a small minority of workplaces. This article explores the reasons underlying the apparent failure of this new system.