LAW, RELIGION AND WORK IN AFRICA

479pp., paperback, Sun Press, Cape Town, 2026

ISBN: 9780639889481

This edited volume focuses on the multiple ways in which law and religion shape our understandings of the value and contexts of work, and the legal, institutional, cultural reforms needed to ensure labour conditions that respect all religious traditions and protect fundamental human rights.

Contributions include:

"Employment-related religious antidiscrimination clauses in African constitutions and compliance with international law" by Jason Desprain

"Faith and culture in the workplace: Navigating spirituality and legal dynamics in Africa" by Ahmed Salisu Garba

"A pan-African survey of religious entity registration requirements and implications for religious workplaces" by Brent Belnap and Anna Bailey

"Between hustle and justice: Rethinking ethico-legal and religious protection of gig work in Ghana and South Africa" by Beatrice Dedaa Okyere-Manu et al

"Child labour or socialisation into good work ethics? Religion, informal work and the law among youth in Zimbabwe" by Enna Sukutai Gudhlanga

"Granting sick leave in Zimbabwe on the basis of traditional healers' medical certificates: Lessons from South Africa" by Musavengana Machaya

"Sexual control of women as a form of gender-based violence in male-dominated workplaces in Eswatini: An African feminist perspective" by Sonene Nyawo.