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Title:Organising the Blues: Police Labour Relations in Southern Africa
Author:Marks, MoniqueISNI
Year:2002
Periodical:African Security Review
Volume:11
Issue:2
Pages:51-61
Language:English
Geographic term:Southern Africa
Subjects:labour relations
police
Labor and Employment
Military, Defense and Arms
External link:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10246029.2002.9628131
Abstract:While all governments in the southern African region acknowledge the importance of the work of police officers, they seldom take a close look at their working conditions and the nature of police labour. While the situations in Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Lesotho and Swaziland are different there are commonalities: police management has not changed significantly and neither has police legislation. Key concerns of the officers in the region centre on service conditions and wages. Communicating these concerns to the State is made difficult by the less than democratic approach taken by governments professing to favour democratization. A more democratic workplace for the police is of benefit to the broader community and is a crucial point to bear in mind when attempting to develop community-oriented professional policing. This paper, which is derived from a report commissioned by the South African Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) in 2000, explores the legislative framework governing police labour relations in the region, the grievances of police officers, collective bargaining arrangements, unions and associations, and the impact of South African police labour relations on police labour relations in the region. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract]
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