Since liberation from apartheid after 1994, the labour market was restructured to relieve employers of their obligations and keep workers on short-term contracts. New forms of work were created where the boss is one’s own self-discipline and the formal protections of a job don’t exist. This ‘casual’ labour includes care work, waste picking and call centre sales of insurance or cell phone deals.
As part of its commitment to organising and advancing the rights of marginalised workers, Workers’ World Media Productions is bringing such workers together to a conference in Johannesburg, 17-20 February 2016.
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Day 1. Wednesday 17 February
19.00–21.30 |
OPENING SESSION Welcome and Introductions
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Keynote Input: The World Economic Crisis, the local Political Crisis and the state of the Working Class – What is to be Done? |
Day 2. Thursday 18 February
08.30–10.30 |
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10.30–11.00 |
TEA BREAK |
11.00–13.00 |
The Current and Future Attacks on the Working Class:
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13.00–14.00 |
LUNCH |
14.00–17.00 |
An Introduction to Occupational Health, Safety and Compensation |
19.00–21.30
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Building Working Class Organisation, Building Working Class Power.
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Day 3. Friday 19 February
08.30–09.00 |
Recap Day 2 |
09.00–11.00 |
The situation of marginalised and vulnerable workers and the Struggle to get Organised
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11.00–11.30 |
TEA BREAK |
11.30–13.00 |
Supporting Marginalised and Vulnerable Workers
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13.00–14.00 |
LUNCH BREAK |
14.30–17.30 |
Media Power and Our Media Production
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18.00–20.30 |
FAREWELL BRAAI |
Day 4. Saturday 20 February
08.00–10.00 |
The STOP Violence Against Women, Justice for Pinky Mosiane Campaign Report on Campaign and proposed POA for 2016 |
10.00–10.30 |
TEA BREAK |
11.00–11.45 |
Summary of Workshop and Way Forward for 2016 |
11.45–13.30 |
Planning our LCMF’s Programmes of Action for 2016 – 2017
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13.30–14.00 |
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14.00–15.00 |
LUNCH BREAK |
15.00 |
Departure |