Abstract
ABSTRACT Over the years, the discussion of the impact of colonialism on labor has waned despite its continued profound impacts on the agency of labor to respond to injustices. This research seeks to answer the question: How do postcolonial theories help us understand the nature of labor agency post-liberation in South Africa and India? The purpose of this research is to show the utility of Said’s Orientalism and Bhabha’s mimicry in making sense of the continued subordination of workers and the mimicking responses by South African unions. There is a gap in the scholarship in the study of labor through these theoretical lenses. Through archival analysis and process tracing, this research utilizes legislative proceedings and debates as well as policy documents to provide a narrative of the ways that labor unions are restricted in South Africa and India. The research concludes that although Orientalist discourses are present in policy debates and legislative documents, mimicking responses by South African labor show greater potential to further the cause of labor.
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