Labour Disrupted exposes the precariousness of union organisation and how labour movements have had to respond to the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. It addresses issues related to the fourth industrial revolution on the working class, and the challenges of skills development and inclusiveness.

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Acknowledgements
Introduction: Disruptions and New Directions in South African Labour Studies – Andries Bezuidenhout, Malehoko Tshoaedi and Christine Bischoff
Chapter 1 Fragmented Labour Movement, Fragmented Labour Studies: New Directions for Research and Theory – Lucien van der Walt
PART I CHANGING SOLIDARITIES
Chapter 2 Patriarchal Collusions and Women’s Marginalisation in Mining Unions – Asanda-Jonas Benya
Chapter 3 Youth, Trade Unions and the Challenges of Employment Christine Bischoff
Chapter 4 Community Health Care Workers in Gauteng: Volunteerism as a Band-Aid for Unemployment – Nomkhosi Xulu-Gama and Aisha Lorgat
PART II TECHNOLOGY AND WORK
Chapter 5 Trade Unions, Technology and Skills – Siphelo Ngcwangu
Chapter 6 Labour Process, Hegemony and Technology: ‘Sanitised Workplace Orders’ at Two South African Mines – John Mashayamombe
Chapter 7 Trade Union Responses to Production Technologies in the Fourth Industrial Revolution –
Mondli Hlatshwayo
Chapter 8 Emotional Labour in Government Frontline Work: The Burden of Public Call Centre Workers – Babalwa Magoqwana
PART III NEW FORMS OF ORGANISING
Chapter 9 Why Other Spaces Matter: The Case of Mamelodi Train Sector – Mpho Mmadi
Chapter 10 Social Capital Unionism and Empowerment: A Case of Solidarity Union at ArcelorMittal Vanderbijlpark – Jantjie Xaba
Chapter 11 Hegemony, Counter-Hegemony and the Role of Social Movements – Janet Cherry
Chapter 12 Competing Interests: Investment Companies and the Future of Labour – Sandla Nomvete
Chapter 13 Going Global, Building Local: A Southern Perspective on the Future of Labour Internationalism – Edward Webster
PART IV LABOUR AND LOCKDOWN
Chapter 14 The Labour Movement’s Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic – Christine Bischoff
Conclusion Questions, Answers and New Directions – Andries Bezuidenhout, Christine Bischoff and Malehoko Tshoaedi
Contributors
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