{"product_id":"building-from-the-rubble-lloyd-sachikonye-9781779223418","title":"Building from the Rubble: The Labour Movement in Zimbabwe Since 2000","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBuilding from the Rubble\u003c\/em\u003e is the latest volume to trace the history of Zimbabwe's labour movement, following Keep on Knocking (1997) and Striking Back (2001). Even though it focuses on the period between 2000-2017, the analysis reviews the changes in trade unionism throughout the post-colonial era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor much of this period, the unions faced massive challenges, including state violence and repression, funding limitations, splits, factionalism, and problems of organising at factory level.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerhaps the greatest challenge was the massive structural change in the economy. Deindustrialisation and the informalisation of work decimated the potential membership of the unions and redefined the trajectory of the movement. The growing precarity of work and the loss of formal employment placed the future of trade unions in great jeopardy. Notwithstanding these challenges, the importance of the labour movement continued to resonate with workers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe editors conclude that the unions needs to reconnect with their social base at the workplace, and rebuild structures and alliances in the informal economy, the rural sector, and with residents' associations and social media movements. 'This' they write 'is a critical post-Mugabe agenda that should be seized by the labour movement at all levels, from shop-floor to district, regional and national spaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lloyd Sachikonye,Brian Raftopoulos,Godfrey Kanyenze\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1779223412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781779223418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Weaver Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.58d","brand":"Lloyd Sachikonye","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437851554047,"sku":"9781779223418","price":55.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3a7ce3a3-cfba-49ad-bbc9-aa34c904089d.jpg?v=1777167199","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/building-from-the-rubble-lloyd-sachikonye-9781779223418","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}