Sectoral collective bargaining, productivity and competitiveness in South Africa's clothing value chain: manufacturers between a rock and a hard place

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Shane Godfrey, Trenton Elsley and Michelle Taal

Conditions of work and employment series, no. 87, ILO

2017

Abstract

clothing industry

wage determination

productivity

value chains

collective bargaining

South Africa

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Title: Sectoral collective bargaining, productivity and competitiveness in South Africa's clothing value chain; manufacturers between a rock and a hard place
Creators: Shane Godfrey
Trenton Elsley
Michelle Taal
Contributors: International Labour Organization. Inclusive Labour Markets, Labour Relations and Working Conditions Branch.
Publisher: ILO; Geneva
Date published: 2017
Series: Conditions of work and employment series; no. 87
Number of pages: iii, 41 p.
Language: English
Asset Type: working paper
Record Identifier: 995219336002676
Table of contents: Introduction -- Wage setting institutions: continuities and changes -- The clothing sector in South Africa -- Measuring productivity and linking wages to productivity -- Conclusion: is there a need for a new approach to collective bargaining?