Investigating the Possibility of Suspending or Terminating a Strike on Account of Violent Conduct: Transplanting Lessons from Australia

M. Tenza
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South Africa has a history of violent industrial strikes, with authorities seemingly unable to exert control. The existing remedies in the form of an interdict and advisory arbitration awards do not appear to address violence during strikes. Violent and lengthy strikes affect members of the public and have long-term effects on the economy, resulting in loss of employment and poverty. Since South Africa does not have the legal mechanisms to deal with or curb violent strikes, this article submits that lessons could be drawn from foreign law on how to deal with these strikes. In this article, Australia is the foreign jurisdiction from which lessons are drawn. This article commences with a comparative analysis of industrial action between Australia and South Africa to answer the question of whether violent strike action is unique to South Africa. The article establishes that the Fair Works Commission (FWC): Australia’s National Workplace Relations Tribunal can suspend or terminate industrial action that is characterised by violence. It then suggests that part of Australian labour law could be transplanted into South African labour law to combat strike-related violence. The article suggests that the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 (LRA) should be amended to include a provision that will empower the Labour Court to suspend or terminate industrial action once it turns violent, thus benefitting the economy and preventing job losses.
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调查因暴力行为而中止或终止罢工的可能性:移植澳大利亚的经验教训
南非有暴力工业罢工的历史,当局似乎无法施加控制。现有的禁止和咨询仲裁裁决形式的补救办法似乎没有解决罢工期间的暴力问题。暴力和长时间的罢工影响到公众,并对经济产生长期影响,导致失业和贫困。由于南非没有处理或制止暴力罢工的法律机制,本文认为,可以从外国法律中吸取如何处理这些罢工的教训。在本文中,澳大利亚是值得借鉴的外国司法管辖区。本文首先对澳大利亚和南非的工业行动进行比较分析,以回答暴力罢工行动是否为南非独有的问题。该条规定,公平工作委员会(FWC):澳大利亚国家工作场所关系法庭可以暂停或终止以暴力为特征的工业行动。然后,它建议将澳大利亚劳动法的一部分移植到南非劳动法中,以打击与罢工有关的暴力。文章建议,应修改1995年第66号《劳动关系法》(LRA),加入一项条款,授权劳工法庭在工业行动转为暴力时暂停或终止工业行动,从而有利于经济并防止失业。
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