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Annual Report | 2021
Over 30 years working for workers: See our programme work report for 2021 and financial statements.
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Over 30 years working for workers: See our programme work report for 2021 and financial statements.
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Trade unions use our company research to improve their strategies for bargaining, alliance building and campaigns. The 2021 Multinational Corporations (MNC) Trends report attempts to make sense of the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic in twelve key sectors of the economy.
The MNC Trends Report of the Labour Research Service provides information on the performance, operations and governance of 81 JSE-listed South African multinational companies. Trade unions use the information to improve their strategies for bargaining, alliance building and campaigns.
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Our analysis of the revenue, profits and executive pay in JSE-listed companies provides trade unions with information to improve their strategies for bargaining, alliance building and campaigns.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the construction sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the technology and telecommunication sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the mining sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the industrial sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the hospitality sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the health sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the food and beverage sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the diversified sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the construction sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the banking and financial services sector.
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This report provides trade unions with strategic research that will improve their bargaining with big retail companies. Find simplified financial information on the company. Know how much the CEO earned. Compare profits. Know the impact of Covid-19.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the retail sector.
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The LRS Multinational Corporations (MNC) database tracks over 80 JSE-listed companies operating in 14 sectors. Find simplified financial information of the company. Monitor profit across the sector. Know how much the CEO was paid.
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Vasco Mainza, Regional Chairperson of the National Union of Commercial and Industrial Workers says the union is particularly alarmed by the increasing uptake of flexible work in retail.
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INFOGRAPHIC: A quick recap of Shoprite’s finances 2020 and going into 2021.
INFOGRAPHIC: A quick recap of Shoprite’s finances 2020 and going into 2021.
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Mike Oranga, Assistant Secretary General of the Kenya Union of Commercial, Food and Allied Workers (KUCFAW) says more workers are employed as “flexi-timers” and may struggle to adapt to new technologies.
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Can a global framework agreement help a union to organise? For Swaziland Commercial and Allied Workers Union, the answer is a resounding yes.
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Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: A review of revenue, profits and directors’ fees in the transport sector.
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How are retail workers in South Africa affected by technological changes? Read our interview with Joyfull Mnguni of the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU), and know the possible trade union responses to these challenges.
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Our latest Directors’ Fees Report delves into the remuneration of directors in 78 South African Multinational Corporations and confirms what we’ve always known: that there’s an astronomical gap between the pay of bosses and workers.
How do remuneration structures within companies exacerbate income inequalities? Our latest Directors’ Fees Report delves into the remuneration of directors in 78 South African Multinational Corporations and exposes the astronomical gap between the pay of bosses and their workers.
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The covid-19 pandemic fast-tracked some of the predicted changes in the world of work. Learn what the changes may mean for workers in African multinational companies.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the transport sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the construction sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the retail sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the food and beverage sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the banking and financial services sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for Diversified Holdings sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the education sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the hospitality sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the paper sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the industrial sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the media sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the Health sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the telecommunications sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the mining sector.
The MNC Trends Report of the Labour Research Service provides information on the performance, operations and governance of 81 JSE-listed South African multinational companies. Trade unions use the information to improve their strategies for bargaining, alliance building and campaigns.
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Some basic principles for unions to follow as they anticipate the impact of the changing nature of work on organising and bargaining.
Our latest study on the future of Africa’s retail sector provides clarity and a way forward for workers and their representatives in trade unions organising in the sector.
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Amazon announced it’d would hire 3000 people in South Africa to work ‘virtually’ in various roles. But what does this mean and why should you care?
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Economists have predicted massive job losses in South Africa due to covid-19 pandemic. But what does this mean for the retail sector?
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As one of the few businesses allowed to operate in South Africa during the covid-19 lockdown, are retailers doing enough to ensure protection and fair compensation of workers?
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: 2019 Fact Sheet – Revenue, profit and executive pay for transport sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: 2019 Fact Sheet – Revenue, profit and executive pay for the retail sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: 2019 Fact Sheet – Revenue, profit and executive pay for the paper and packaging sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: 2019 Fact Sheet – Revenue, profit and executive pay for the mining sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: 2019 Fact Sheet – Revenue, profit and executive pay for the media sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: 2019 Fact Sheet – Revenue, profit and executive pay for the industrial sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: 2019 Fact Sheet – Revenue, profit and executive pay for the hospitality sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: 2019 Fact Sheet – Revenue, profit and executive pay for the health sector
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: 2019 Fact Sheet – Revenue, profit and executive pay for food and beverage sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: 2019 Fact Sheet – Revenue, profit and executive pay for banking and financial services sector.
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We analysed 14 economic sectors in South Africa to provide trade unions with strategic research that can help them influence corporate governance in big companies to protect workers.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: 2019 Fact Sheet – Revenue, profit and executive pay for the construction sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: 2019 Fact Sheet – Revenue, profit and executive pay for banking and financial services sector.
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Trade unions in the retail sector in Africa have found ways of working together and with unions globally to ensure decent work in multinational corporations.
The story of how the future of work will look is still being written and trade unions in Africa must also wield the pen.
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Dr Daniel B. le Roux investigates the impact of automation on economies in the developing world.
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Trade unions in Africa are aware of the need to develop strategies for responding to Chinese multinational corporations operating on the continent.
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South African MNCs in Africa: Bargaining with Multinationals guide shows union negotiators how to make better use of information on company revenue, profits and directors’ pay.
What do the terms ‘depreciation’ and ‘amortisation’ mean? What does a non-executive director of a company do? Our new guide contains some basic financial terms that every union negotiator needs to know.
The annual MNC Trends Report provides key information concerning the performance, operations and governance of JSE-listed South African multinational companies operating in Africa.
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Can a global framework agreement help a union to organise? For Swaziland Commercial and Allied Workers Union, the answer is a resounding yes.
A step-by-step approach to using company information when preparing for bargaining processes.
The annual MNC Trends Report provides key information concerning the performance, operations and governance of JSE-listed South African multinational companies operating in Africa.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: 2016 Fact Sheet – Revenue, profit and executive pay for the transport sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: 2016 Fact Sheet – Revenue, profit and executive pay for the training and health sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: 2016 Fact Sheet – Revenue, profit and executive pay for the technology and telecommunications sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: 2016 Fact Sheet – Revenue, profit and executive pay for the retail sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: 2016 Fact Sheet – Revenue, profit and executive pay for the paper and packaging sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: 2016 Fact Sheet – Revenue, profit and executive pay for the mining sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: 2016 Fact Sheet – Revenue, profit and executive pay for the industrial sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: 2016 Fact Sheet – Revenue, profit and executive pay for the hospitality and media sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: 2016 Fact Sheet – Revenue, profit and executive pay for the food and beverages sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: 2016 Fact Sheet – Revenue, profit and executive pay for the diversified holdings sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: 2016 Fact Sheet – Revenue, profit and executive pay for the construction sector.
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: 2016 Fact Sheet – Revenue, profit and executive pay for the banking and financial services sector.
The annual MNC Trends Report provides key information concerning the performance, operations and governance of JSE-listed South African multinational companies operating in Africa.
The annual MNC Trends Report provides key information concerning the performance, operations and governance of JSE-listed South African multinational companies operating in Africa.
A review of company reporting practices with regards to Corporate Social Responsibility and the Environment.
The annual MNC Trends Report provides key information concerning the performance, operations and governance of JSE-listed South African multinational companies operating in Africa.
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We supported trade unions in ten countries in sub-Saharan Africa to renew their bargaining and organising strategies for tackling inequality in global value chains.
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The South African Multinational Corporations (MNC) Database holds unique financial, operational and governance information relating to South African multinational companies operating in Africa.
Trade unions in the retail sector formed an alliance to respond to Shoprite’s expansion into Africa.
This company analysis of Shoprite and its dealings with workers provides a resource base for regional trade unions to engage strategically with the South African retailer.
As Pick n Pay sets up to expand into Africa, it is essential that labour rights, good corporate governance and social responsibility move with it.
The publication summarises our in-depth analysis of Massmart, including the degree of unionisation and other labour-related challenges for trade unions organising at the company.
As Massmart/Walmart expands further in Africa, it is essential that labour rights, good corporate governance and social responsibility move with it.
Who is Shoprite? Where does the company operate? How is it performing? What’s the wage gap at Shoprite?
Are global framework agreements useful in the struggle for global solidarity?
An analysis of collective bargaining agreements at AngloGold Ashanti operations.
Who is Pick n Pay Group? Where does the company operate? How is it performing? How much are directors earning and what’s the wage gap?
Who is Massmart? Where does the company operate? How is it performing? What are the minimum wages at Massmart Stores?
The research provides company information that trade unions need to effectively engage with Anglogold Ashanti at a national and regional level.