The Ethical Leadership Project: The Saldanha World of Work Workshop

Abstract

This one-day event took place on the 29 July 2007 in Saldanha. The Black Association of Wine and Spirits Industry (BAWSI), Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU) and COSATU unions’ structure was analysed to identify specific sectors and target groups for the workshop. Participants represented workers from the Boland, Overberg and Swartland farms and the fishing community on the West Coast. Dr Clint Le Bruyns facilitated the event with the assistance of Ms Sue Mcwatts and Dr Gordon Dames. The workshop focused on the theme: “Ethical Leadership in the World of Work”. The objectives of the workshop were: (1) narrative reflection on the life-giving and life-thieving aspects of our world of work; (2) to understand what leadership means and how ethical leadership contributes to moral transformation in society through the fostering of knowledge, skills and values; and (3) to apply this knowledge, skills and values to different labour contexts in which dynamics of change and conflict present ongoing moral challenges for people in their places of work.