Dr Jantjie Xaba

Lecturer in Sociology

Tel: +27 21 808 2091
E-mail: xaba@sun.ac.za

Ongoing Interests: Industrial sociology, work organization, restructuring, globalization, empowerment legislation, informal economy and crime

Recent Reports: (Currently completing doctoral study on Empowerment legislation at Iscor)

2018 “Social Capital Unionism and Empowerment: Case Study of Solidarity Union” paper presented at Taking Democracy Seriously Survey: Reflecting on Trade Unions in the last 20 years and the Future of the Labour Movement in South Africa conference held at Wits University, Johannesburg.
2018 “Economic empowerment and the welfare state: A case study of empowerment at Iscor and ArcelorMittal of South Africa (AMSA)” paper presented at the South African Sociological Congress held at University of Western Cape, Cape Town.
2016 “Vanderbijlpark and challenge of empowerment legislation: Is Vanderbijlpark still a beacon of hope for change or not?” paper presented at the South African Sociological Congress held at Rhodes University, Grahamstown.