Privatisation and the Poor

National Labour and Economic Development Institute

 

African Labour Research Network

 

Public Services International Research Unit

 

World Development Movement

 

Public Services International Research Unit: Educational Materials on Energy and Water

Materials designed to provide a flexible set of modules and activities on privatisation and restructuring in the energy and water sectors for use by trade union educators. Many of the individual modules and activities could also be adapted for use by trade unionists working in other sectors.

Alternatives to Privatisation

Summary of Conference held on the 23-24 August 2001, hosted by the National Labour and Economic Development Institute (NALEDI): The conference summary offers an insight into South African alternatives to privatisation. Unionist will find that the arguments made in the conference summary are similar to those made across the developing world.

Privatisation in Africa

In February 2002, labour researchers from Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Namibia met in Windhoek, Namibia to discuss their countries' experiences with privatisation and possible policy alternatives. They participated in public panel discussions and debates with Namibian trade unions. This booklet wants to "bring home" Africa's experiences with privatization in a 'popular' format. All too often policy debates are taking place only among the political and economic elites of our countries while the people who are directly affected by such policies have no (or very little) say. (Available in Portuguese)