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Item The 4IR and the promotion of women working in the South African mining sector(Sam Tambani Research Institute, 2019-07-17) Kaggwa, Martin; Nchabeleng, MphoWomen employment is a key factor to any country’s development – Women are a resource available for a country to engage in productive activities The post-1994 South African government has been pro-active in coming up with legislation to encourage women employment in formal sectors of the economy Specific to mining, government came up with a Mining Charter that specifies women employment targets in the sector. Despite the women progressive legislation, women still face challenges working in the sector. The emergence of 4IR would either reduce or add onto this challenges - This is the aspect of research interest presented in this paper.Item Alternatives to Unbundling Eskom: Organised Labour Position(Sam Tambani Research Institute, 2019-02) Sam Tambani Research InstituteIt is undeniable that Eskom faces a number of problems and it is in financial distress. Something has to change at the entity. • This change, however, has to take into consideration Eskom’s mandate and its development role: Eskom’s Mandate: providing electricity in an efficient and sustainable manner Eskom’s Developmental Role: Promoting transformation, economic development and BBBEE in line with the National Development Plan • Government’s proposal of unbundling put emphasis on Eskom’s mandate. Less focus is put on Eskom’s development role. • Considering Eskom’s mandate together with the its development role is at the heart of organised labour position that Eskom should not be unbundledItem AMD and the Mining Sector Contribution to the South African Economy(Sam Tambani Research Institute, 2015) Sam Tambani Research InstituteDebate on how to make the mining sector in South Africa benefit more people and subsequently enhance the sector’s contribution to national development has tended to ignore that mining activities have negative effects to society. These negative effects, which economists broadly refer to as negative externalities of production, are important in assessing the short term and long term benefits of mining activities. Without taking into account the externalities, the sector’s contribution to the country’s economy is likely to be exaggerated. The chapter discusses the performance and contribution of the mining sector to the South African economy taking into account the negative externality element of the Acid Mine Drainage (AMD). It makes the case that profit and production levels for the sector have been kept higher than the optimal levels as a result of not taking into account the AMD. It suggests that this aspect need to be the acknowledged in national policy debates and in policy formulation aimed at sustaining the country’s benefit from mining activities. Otherwise the current and future contribution of mining to the local economy will remain distorted.Item Can mining, sustainable development and mitigating effects of climate change be mutually inclusive? A reflection on South Africa’s situation(Sam Tambani Research Institute, 2016) Kaggwa, MartinCentral to Sustainable Development (SD) is the improvement of people’s welfare in perpetuity SD is based on the understanding that development of any country depletes a country’s resources needed to sustain it Implementation of development initiatives often has unintended negatives developing over time such as climate change Achieving higher levels of economic growth is a necessarily but not sufficient condition for SD To achieve SD, natural-resource rich countries have to exploit these resources to trigger the required economic growth! Exploiting the natural resources is inherently non-sustainableItem Carbon Tax(National Union of Mineworkers, 2013-08-01) National Union of MineworkersItem Challenges Facing Women In The Mining, Energy And Construction Sectors: Survey Report (Highveld, North East And The Eastern Cape Regions)(Sam Tambani Research Institute, 2015-07-28) Kaggwa, MartinItem Contextualising of Organised Labour’s Position on Carbon Tax in South Africa Using a Qualitative System Dynamics Model(Sam Tambani Research Institute, 2016) Kaggwa, MartinThe South African government planned to introduce a carbon tax from 2013 as part of its efforts to reduce pollution levels emanating from domestic economic activities. The position of organised labour has, however, ranged from outright rejection to requests for a delay in implementation of the policy until employment safe-guards are put in place. Organised labour felt strongly that a carbon tax would have a negative impact on local employment. This paper examines the validity of organised labours’ concerns on possible job losses using a qualitative system dynamics approach. A case is made that despite being set at low levels, the carbon tax has potential to negatively affect competitiveness of firms in the long term. The potential job loss from the carbon tax will not necessarily be a result of increases in the immediate operational costs of firms, but rather from the loss of firms’ competitiveness in the long term. It is recommended that the implementation of the carbon tax be put on hold until safe-guards to local employment are put in place. One of the possible safeguards is to ensure that local manufacturers have access to low cost but clean production technologies that do not substitute the local labour force but rather supplement its productivity.Item Contextualizing of Organized Labour Position on Carbon Tax in South Africa using a Qualitative System Dynamics Model(Sam Tambani Research Institute, 2015-07) Kaggwa, MartinSouth Africa (SA) Carbon Tax Policy (CTP): structure and arguments for and against The conventional one way causal model of SA’s Carbon Tax Policy SA Carbon Tax Policy as Qualitative System Dynamics (SD) Model Insights from SA’s CTP articulated as SD Model Conclusion and recommendationsItem Dealing with Uncertainty: System Dynamics Approach for Modelling SA’s Response to COVID-19(Sam Tambani Research Institute, 2020-08-20) Sam Tambani Research Institute; Kaggwa, MartinBackground to COVID-19 Modelling in SA What is Systems Dynamics Modelling Basics of Systems Dynamics Modelling Why Systems Dynamic in modelling SA Response to Covid-19 ?Item Demystifying 4IR for workers and how to approach the phenomenon(Sam Tambani Research Institute, 2019-12-05) Kaggwa, MartinWhat is 4IR? Elements of 4IR and implications to the world of work Employment and workeremployer dynamics under previous IRs Opportunities and risks to workers of 4IR technologies How should organised labour respond to 4IRItem The effect of labour unrest in the mines on skills development and training(National Union of Mineworkers, 2014) Montoedi, Tshimane“Labour unrest in the mining sector does not have a direct effect on skills development and training” Rather “Lack of skills development and training has been a cause of labour unrest in the sector” It is important to get the direction of causality rightItem ESOPs, What All Stake Holders Should Know(Sam Tambani Research Institute, 2019) Sam Tambani Research Institute Introduction and Background What are ESOPs ESOPs and the Mining Charter How ESOPs are Structured and Financed What Workers should Expect Brief Outline of SATRI ResearchItem Job Losses In The Mining Industry Minerals And Petroleum Board(National Union of Mineworkers, 2016) National Union of MineworkersItem A Just Transition for the 4IR: The way to go for Labour?(Sam Tambani Research Institute, 2019) Kaggwa, Martin; Sithole, Sinenhlanhla For a long time labour has been engaged in the discussion of a Just Transition in the energy space Recently labour has been engaged with the 4IR As labour grapples with the Just Transition in energy, it also has to face the challenges posed by the 4IRItem Modelling the Effect of Carbon Tax on high emission sectors employment using a System Dynamics Model(Sam Tambani Research Institute, 2016-11-17) Kaggwa, MartinGlobal warming is no longer a contested phenomenon –the issue is how to deal with it! SA government recognizes that the country is vulnerable to effects of climate change. Introduction of a CT is one of the policy interventions by SA government to mitigate global warming. Position of organized labour on the introduction of a CT has ranged from outright rejection to requesting delay in its implementation. Impact of a CT on employment in South Africa still uncertain. As a contribution to the debate, a SD is used to model the effect of CT on employment in high emission sectors.Item NUM Collective Bargaining Conference - The State Of South African Economy(Sam Tambani Research Institute, 2018-02-26) Sam Tambani Research InstituteThe performance of any economy has a bearing on employment and by extension the welfare of workers. Although the South African economy sometimes experiences jobless economic growth, it is important that organised labour keeps track of the country’s economic performance such that it can leverage any benefits that comes from realising it. Otherwise, the benefits of economic growth will be expropriated by the employers alone.Item Potential Solutions to Economic Exclusion of the Youth, particularly Women in South Africa(National Union of Mineworkers, 2015) Mgotywa, SabeloDefinition of Economic Exclusion (EE) Extent of the Problem Proposed Potential Solutions to EE: Legislative Solution Economic Solution (Economic and Industrial Policies) Political Solution Societal Value System NUM Experience on EEItem Research on Challenges Facing Women in the Workplace (Mining, Construction and Energy Sectors)(Sam Tambani Research Institute, 2014)1.Investigate challenges facing women within the mining, energy and construction sectors 2.Assess the extent to which women have benefited from developments in their respective workplace 3.Identify areas for intervention based on women needs and expectations 4.To enable the union to assess and review internal processes with a view of coming up with solutions\interventions to address women-specific challenges as identifiedItem Sam Tambani Research Institute(Sam Tambani Research Institute, 2019) Sam Tambani Research InstituteThe Sam Tambani Research Institute is a Public Benefit Non-profit Company registered in 2012. The idea of establishing the institute was perceived jointly by the NUM and MIT. It arose from the need to consolidate NUM efforts to ensure that workers get a fair shareof what they produce which enables them in turn to improve their livelihoods. It was recognised that interventions aimed at improving workers and their families’ welfare had become complex and required a great deal of factual information. SATRI would be responsible for gathering and analysing such information through its targeted research agenda.Item Sam Tambani Research Institute - Our Response To Corona Virus(Covid19)(Sam Tambani Research Institute, 2020) Sam Tambani Research InstituteCorona Virus (Covid-19) Safety Protocols, Getting The Workplace Ready for Covid-19 Covid-19 Impact on Socio-economic well being, SATRI Research Projects on Covid-19 impact