ILO Sub-Regional Office for Southern Africa, Harare

Collective Bargaining and Labour Disputes Resolution – Is SADC Meeting the Challenge?

The role of collective bargaining as an effective tool for industrial democracy and social justice has been recognized for many years. It is against this background that collective bargaining forms one of the most important gradients of the ILO Strategic Objective on promoting and strengthening social dialogue. Collective bargaining has the potential of reducing conflict through the resolution of labour disputes, and can promote workplace democracy and ensure the recognition and protection of the worker’s rights.