http://satrilibrary.dedicated.co.za:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/87 Presentations 2026-04-30T18:18:26Z http://satrilibrary.dedicated.co.za:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/111 Union and business efforts to increase productivity in the mining sector: A critical Reflection Kaggwa, Martin The aim of this paper is to examine the practicality of how mineworkers, organised under a trade union, can participate in employers’ productivity-increasing initiatives in a mutually beneficial way in South Africa. A critical analysis of the concept of productivity and its practical application in the mining business environment, including the aspect of relationship dynamics between mineworkers and employers is done. It is highlighted that defining productivity in the sector is subjective and characterised by information asymmetry in favour of the employers. Moreover, low productivity has frequently been used as a reason against mineworkers’ quest for higher wages; as a result, the concept is viewed with suspicion by mineworkers. For a trade union to aggressively encourage its members to participate in productivity initiatives at the workplace, it needs to get some assurance that its members will benefit from the resultant increase in productivity. This will require that mineworkers and employers have a prior agreement on the definition of productivity, the parameters to measure it, and the extent to which a change in productivity will influence workers’ wages and benefits. Given the precedent of mineworkers’ exploitation and the existing trust deficit between parties in South Africa’s mining sector, the onus lies on the side of mining businesses to demonstrate and convince unions that the productivity initiatives are not just another tool to exploit workers. Otherwise, there is no doubt that increased productivity can be beneficial for both mining businesses and mineworkers 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z http://satrilibrary.dedicated.co.za:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/110 The State of Transformation in South Africa’s Energy, Mining and Construction Sectors Sam Tambani Research Institute The exclusionary policies of apartheid systematically marginalised the majority of South Africans from partaking in the economic activities of their country. The Mining Charter and the B-BBEE codes were introduced to facilitate transformation in the mining, construction and energy sectors. This paper examines the extent to which the objectives of the Mining Charter and the B-BBEE codes have been achieved in the mining, construction and energy sectors. The findings show that some progress has been made in terms of compliance, however transformation has not occurred at the intended rate. It is recommended that unions need to find space to be part of the mining Charter and B-BBEE compliance auditing processes. Furthermore, workers must be sensitised on the requirements of the mining Charter and BBBEE codes and be empowered to report, continually on progress made at the workplace towards meeting these requirements, within their own structures. 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z http://satrilibrary.dedicated.co.za:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/109 Can mining, sustainable development and mitigating effects of climate change be mutually inclusive? A reflection on South Africa’s situation Kaggwa, Martin Central to Sustainable Development (SD) is the improvement of people’s welfare in perpetuity SD is based on the understanding that development of any country depletes a country’s resources needed to sustain it Implementation of development initiatives often has unintended negatives developing over time such as climate change Achieving higher levels of economic growth is a necessarily but not sufficient condition for SD To achieve SD, natural-resource rich countries have to exploit these resources to trigger the required economic growth! Exploiting the natural resources is inherently non-sustainable 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z http://satrilibrary.dedicated.co.za:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/108 Modelling the Effect of Carbon Tax on high emission sectors employment using a System Dynamics Model Kaggwa, Martin Global warming is no longer a contested phenomenon –the issue is how to deal with it! SA government recognizes that the country is vulnerable to effects of climate change. Introduction of a CT is one of the policy interventions by SA government to mitigate global warming. Position of organized labour on the introduction of a CT has ranged from outright rejection to requesting delay in its implementation. Impact of a CT on employment in South Africa still uncertain. As a contribution to the debate, a SD is used to model the effect of CT on employment in high emission sectors. 2016-11-17T00:00:00Z