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Wage Effects of Unions and Industrial Councils in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorButcher, Kristin F.
dc.contributor.authorRouse, Cecilia Elena
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-26T20:42:58Z
dc.date.available2014-08-26T20:42:58Z
dc.date.issued2001-01
dc.description.abstractIn South Africa, unions which played a crucial in the country's transition from apartheid, are coming under fire. Some argue that a high union wage premium, and the industrial council system are important causes of inflexibility in South Africa's labor market. The authors analyze unions' direct effect on workers' wages (including the time-honored question about whether the union wage gap is real, or reflects the fact that workers who are members of unions, differ from those who are not), and ask whether there is evidence that industrial council agreements force affected employers to pay union wages for non-union workers. They estimate that among Africans, union members earn about twenty percent more than non-members, while among whites, union workers earn ten percent more than non-union workers. They find that African non-union workers, who are covered by industrial council agreements, receive a premium of six to 10 percent; the premium is positive, but not statistically significant for whites. In addition, the union gap is smaller inside the industrial council system, than outside the system for Africans, implying that the total union premium for union members covered by an industrial council agreement, is similar to the union premium outside the industrial council system. Among Africans, the industrial council, and union wage gaps, are greatest among low-wage workers. To increase employment, policies in South Africa should focus on increasing competition among employers within sectors, rather than increasing competition among workers, by trying to reduce union power.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/01/1089593/wage-effects-unions-industrial-councils-south-africa
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2520
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19728
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 2520
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAREA
dc.subjectCENTER
dc.subjectCOLLECTIVE BARGAINING
dc.subjectCONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYERS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEXPLOITATION
dc.subjectHIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
dc.subjectINTERSECT
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOUR RELATIONS
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGES
dc.subjectOCCUPATION
dc.subjectPOLICIES
dc.subjectTRADE UNIONS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNION
dc.subjectUNIONIZATION
dc.subjectUNIONS
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.titleWage Effects of Unions and Industrial Councils in South Africaen
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okr.crossref.titleWage Effects of Unions and Industrial Councils in South Africa
okr.date.disclosure2001-01-31
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T09:16:23.536574Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/01/1089593/wage-effects-unions-industrial-councils-south-africa
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid734401468758972991
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2520
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_01050206240264
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum1089593
okr.identifier.reportWPS2520
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countrySouth Africa
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Improving labor markets
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Management and Relations
okr.topicGeographical Information Systems
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Standards
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitPoverty and Human Resources, Development Research Group
okr.volume1
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