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Carbon Tax

National Union of Mineworkers (National Union of Mineworkers, 2013-08-01)

The effect of labour unrest in the mines on skills development and training

Montoedi, Tshimane (National Union of Mineworkers, 2014)

“Labour unrest in the mining sector does not have a direct effect on skills development and training” Rather “Lack of skills development and training has been a cause of labour unrest in the sector” It is important to ...

Research on Challenges Facing Women in the Workplace (Mining, Construction and Energy Sectors)

Unknown author (Sam Tambani Research Institute, 2014)

1.Investigate challenges facing women within the mining, energy and construction sectors 2.Assess the extent to which women have benefited from developments in their respective workplace 3.Identify areas for intervention ...

Women Structure Report To 06th National Women’s Conference

Letlala, Faith (National Union of Mineworkers, 2014-11)

-Feedback on the women structure performance –achievement and challenges -Analyses sustainability of women structure at national and regional levels -Discusses structure’s participation in national and international Women ...

Potential Solutions to Economic Exclusion of the Youth, particularly Women in South Africa

Mgotywa, Sabelo (National Union of Mineworkers, 2015)

Definition of Economic Exclusion (EE) Extent of the Problem Proposed Potential Solutions to EE: Legislative Solution Economic Solution (Economic and Industrial Policies) Political Solution Societal Value ...

AMD and the Mining Sector Contribution to the South African Economy

Sam Tambani Research Institute (Sam Tambani Research Institute, 2015)

Debate on how to make the mining sector in South Africa benefit more people and subsequently enhance the sector’s contribution to national development has tended to ignore that mining activities have negative effects to ...

Contextualizing of Organized Labour Position on Carbon Tax in South Africa using a Qualitative System Dynamics Model

Kaggwa, Martin (Sam Tambani Research Institute, 2015-07)

South Africa (SA) Carbon Tax Policy (CTP): structure and arguments for and against The conventional one way causal model of SA’s Carbon Tax Policy SA Carbon Tax Policy as Qualitative System Dynamics (SD) Model Insights ...

Challenges Facing Women In The Mining, Energy And Construction Sectors: Survey Report (Highveld, North East And The Eastern Cape Regions)

Kaggwa, Martin (Sam Tambani Research Institute, 2015-07-28)

A systems dynamics approach to understanding the biofuels socio-technical transition.

Stafford, W; Simelane, T; Kaggwa, Martin; Mutanga, Shingirirai (Sam Tambani Research Institute, 2016)

Biofuels are renewable energy sources that are alternatives to petroleum fossil-fuels. Since energy is a domestic necessity and also a factor of production (enabling a variety of services such as transportation, heating, ...

Contextualising of Organised Labour’s Position on Carbon Tax in South Africa Using a Qualitative System Dynamics Model

Kaggwa, Martin (Sam Tambani Research Institute, 2016)

The South African government planned to introduce a carbon tax from 2013 as part of its efforts to reduce pollution levels emanating from domestic economic activities. The position of organised labour has, however, ranged ...

Can mining, sustainable development and mitigating effects of climate change be mutually inclusive? A reflection on South Africa’s situation

Kaggwa, Martin (Sam Tambani Research Institute, 2016)

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 ...

The State of Transformation in South Africa’s Energy, Mining and Construction Sectors

Sam Tambani Research Institute (Sam Tambani Research Institute, 2016)

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 ...

Job Losses In The Mining Industry Minerals And Petroleum Board

National Union of Mineworkers (National Union of Mineworkers, 2016)

Union and business efforts to increase productivity in the mining sector: A critical Reflection

Kaggwa, Martin (Sam Tambani Research Institute, 2016-02)

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 ...

Modelling the Effect of Carbon Tax on high emission sectors employment using a System Dynamics Model

Kaggwa, Martin (Sam Tambani Research Institute, 2016-11-17)

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 ...

NUM Collective Bargaining Conference - The State Of South African Economy

Sam Tambani Research Institute (Sam Tambani Research Institute, 2018-02-26)

The performance of any economy has a bearing on employment and by extension the welfare of workers. Although the South African economy sometimes experiences jobless economic growth, it is important that organised labour ...

Sam Tambani Research Institute

Sam Tambani Research Institute (Sam Tambani Research Institute, 2019)

The Sam Tambani Research Institute is a Public Benefit Non-profit Company registered in 2012. The idea of establishing the institute was perceived jointly by the NUM and MIT. It arose from the need to consolidate NUM efforts ...

Young Workers Facing the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Kaggwa, Martin (Sam Tambani Research Institute, 2019)

What is 4IR?  What does 4IR entail?  Opportunities and risks to young workers of 4IR technologies (Esp. MEC)  Has Covid-19 fast-tracked 4IR?  How should organised young workers respond to 4IR?

A Just Transition for the 4IR: The way to go for Labour?

Kaggwa, Martin; Sithole, Sinenhlanhla (Sam Tambani Research Institute, 2019)

 For a long time labour has been engaged in the discussion of a Just Transition in the energy space  Recently labour has been engaged with the 4IR  As labour grapples with the Just Transition in energy, it also has ...

What is (has been) the role of Unions in the mining industry in South Africa?

National Union of Mineworkers (National Union of Mineworkers, 2019)

The mining sector has long history of worker exploitation of local and migrant workers Few companies dominates the sector (too much power over workers) Historically mine-profits were based on exploitation of illiterate ...

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