Transportation | 2023 Sector Report
South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for transportation sector.
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Technology and Telecommunications | 2023 Sector Report
South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for technology and telecommunications sector.
Paper and packaging | 2023 Sector Report
South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for Paper and packaging sector.
Mining | 2023 Sector Report
South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for mining sector.
Industrial | 2023 Sector Report
South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for industrial sector.
Hospitality | 2023 Sector Report
South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for hospitality sector.
Health | 2023 Sector Report
South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for health sector.
Food and beverage | 2023 Sector Report
South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for food and beverage sector.
Diversified Sector | 2023 Sector Report
South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for diversified sector.
Construction | 2023 Sector Report
South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the construction sector.
Banking and financial services | 2023 Sector Report
South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for banking and financial services sector.
Retail | 2023 Sector Report
Bargaining with South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for retail sector.
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2 years ago
A checklist for bargaining with companies
Trade union negotiators can prepare for negotiations by following these five steps for using company information.
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2 years ago
Retail sector and company performance report | 2022
Is the company making a profit? How much does the CEO earn? Does the union have accurate information on the finances of the company? The LRS sector and company performance report for the retail sector will help the union to formulate its bargaining demands.
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2 years ago
Time for transparency on executive pay in South Africa
Retail executives earn 700 times more than the lowest paid workers in their industry.
MNC Trends Report | 2022
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinationals: A review of revenue, profits and executive pay for JSE-listed companies operating in 12 sectors.
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2 years ago
NEW RESOURCE: MNC Trends Report | 2022
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinationals: A review of revenue, profits and executive pay for JSE-listed companies operating in 12 sectors.
Retail | 2022 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the retail sector.
Banking and financial services | 2022 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the banking and financial services sector
Construction | 2022 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the construction sector.
Diversified Sector | 2022 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the diversified sector.
Food and beverage | 2022 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the food and beverage sector.
Health | 2022 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the health sector.
Hospitality | 2022 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the hospitality sector.
Industrial | 2022 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the industrial sector.
Mining | 2022 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the mining sector.
Paper and packaging | 2022 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the paper and packaging sector.
Technology and Telecommunications | 2022 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the technology and telecommunications sector.
Transportation | 2022 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the transportation sector.
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2 years ago
Bargaining with South African multinational companies: Sector and company performance reports
How much does the CEO of your company earn? Is the company you work for making a profit? When negotiating, do the bosses accurately reflect the finances of the company?
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2 years ago
Annual Report | 2021
Over 30 years working for workers: See our programme work report for 2021 and financial statements.
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3 years ago
MNC Trends Report | 2021
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.
MNC Trends Report | 2021
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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3 years ago
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Sector and company performance
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.
Transportation | 2021 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the construction sector.
Technology and Telecommunications | 2021 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the technology and telecommunication sector.
Mining | 2021 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the mining sector.
Industrial | 2021 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the industrial sector.
Hospitality | 2021 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the hospitality sector.
Health | 2021 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the health sector.
Food and beverage | 2021 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the food and beverage sector.
Diversified Sector | 2021 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the diversified sector.
Construction | 2021 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the construction sector.
Banking and financial services | 2021 Sector Report
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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3 years ago
Retail sector report 2021
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.
Retail | 2021 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the retail sector.
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3 years ago
The LRS MNC database: Keeping multinational companies in Africa accountable
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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3 years ago
The future of retail in Zambia – How are workers affected by technological changes?
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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3 years ago
Bargaining with South African multinational companies – Shoprite Checkers
INFOGRAPHIC: A quick recap of Shoprite’s finances 2020 and going into 2021.
Bargaining with South African multinational companies – Shoprite Checkers
INFOGRAPHIC: A quick recap of Shoprite’s finances 2020 and going into 2021.
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4 years ago
The future of retail in Kenya – How are retail workers affected by technological changes?
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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4 years ago
Organising strategies: Using a global framework agreement to organise Shoprite workers
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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4 years ago
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies
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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4 years ago
The future of retail in South Africa
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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4 years ago
Bargaining Benchmarks – Directors’ Fees Edition
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.
Bargaining Benchmarks – Directors’ Fees Edition
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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4 years ago
The Future of Work: Covid-19 Edition
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.
Transport | 2020 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the transport sector.
Construction | 2020 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the construction sector.
Retail | 2020 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the retail sector.
Food and Beverage | 2020 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the food and beverage sector.
Banking and financial services | 2020 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the banking and financial services sector.
Diversified Holdings | 2020 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for Diversified Holdings sector.
Education | 2020 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the education sector.
Hospitality | 2020 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the hospitality sector.
Paper | 2020 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the paper sector.
Industrial Sector | 2020 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the industrial sector.
Media Sector | 2020 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the media sector.
Health | 2020 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the Health sector.
Telecommunications | 2020 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the telecommunications sector.
Mining | 2020 Sector Report
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the mining sector.
MNC Trends Report | 2020
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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4 years ago
Future of Work: How should we respond?
Some basic principles for unions to follow as they anticipate the impact of the changing nature of work on organising and bargaining.
The future of retail in Africa
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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4 years ago
Amazon into Africa: Why you should care
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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5 years ago
Retail industry after covid-19
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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5 years ago
COVID-19: Implications for retail sector
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?
2019 Sector report – Transport
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: 2019 Fact Sheet – Revenue, profit and executive pay for transport sector.
2019 Sector report – Retail
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: 2019 Fact Sheet – Revenue, profit and executive pay for the retail sector.
2019 Sector report – Paper and packaging
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: 2019 Fact Sheet – Revenue, profit and executive pay for the paper and packaging sector.
2019 Sector report – Mining
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: 2019 Fact Sheet – Revenue, profit and executive pay for the mining sector.
2019 Sector report – Media
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: 2019 Fact Sheet – Revenue, profit and executive pay for the media sector.
2019 Sector report – Industrial
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: 2019 Fact Sheet – Revenue, profit and executive pay for the industrial sector.
2019 Sector report – Hospitality
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: 2019 Fact Sheet – Revenue, profit and executive pay for the hospitality sector.
2019 Sector report – Health
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: 2019 Fact Sheet – Revenue, profit and executive pay for the health sector
2019 Sector report – Food and beverages
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: 2019 Fact Sheet – Revenue, profit and executive pay for food and beverage sector.
2019 Sector report – Education, Bus training and Employment
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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5 years ago
South African multinational corporations in Africa – Sectoral reports
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.
2019 Sector report – Construction
Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: 2019 Fact Sheet – Revenue, profit and executive pay for the construction sector.
2019 Sector report – Banking and Financial Services
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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5 years ago
How does Massmart treat workers in Africa?
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 future of work | Bargaining Indicators 2019
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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5 years ago
Many jobs in South Africa could soon be automated, and the country isn’t prepared
Dr Daniel B. le Roux investigates the impact of automation on economies in the developing world.
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5 years ago
Chinese multinational corporations in Africa: what’s the trade union response?
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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6 years ago
Tell them you know how much the boss is really earning
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.
Financial reporting – 15 key terms to get you started
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.
MNC Trends Report 2018
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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6 years ago
Success Story – using a global framework agreement to organise Shoprite workers
Can a global framework agreement help a union to organise? For Swaziland Commercial and Allied Workers Union, the answer is a resounding yes.
South African Multinational Corporations in Africa: Bargaining with Multinationals
A step-by-step approach to using company information when preparing for bargaining processes.
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