The number of working days lost through strike action in the UK was 24.2 days per year (per 1000 employees) over the period 2008-2012. The equivalent number for South Africa over the same period is 18 times higher at 440 days per year, despite the fact that South Africa's unemployment rate is more than 3 times greater than that of the UK. (http://bit.ly/18KcBx0, http://bit.ly/1iWx3P0, http://bit.ly/197v5np)
This week's theme: Five shades of grey in the rainbow nation
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November 29, 2013
