| ABET | Adult Basic Education and Training |
|---|---|
| BCEA | Basic Conditions of Employment Act |
| BLS | Bureau for Labour Statistics |
| CBPWP | Community-Based Public Works Programmes |
| CCMA | Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration |
| COSATU | Congress of South African Trade Unions |
| CSS | Central Statistical Services |
| DEO | Directorate for Equal Opportunities |
| DTI | Department of Trade and Industry |
| ESS | Employment Standards Statute |
| GATT | General Agreement onTariffs and Trade |
| HDE | Human Development Enterprise Index |
| HRD | Human Resource Development |
| HSRC | Human Sciences Research Council |
| IDC | Industrial Development Corporation |
| IDT | Independent Development Trust |
| ILO | International Labour Organisation |
| ITB | Industry Training Board |
| LOSC | Labour-Only Subcontracting |
| LRA | Labour Relations Act |
| MLL | Minimum Living Level |
| NEDLAC | National Economic Development and Labour Council |
| NEF | National Economic Forum |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organisation |
| NMC | National Manpower Commission |
| NPI | National Productivity Institute |
| NPWP | National Public Works Programme |
| NTB | National Training Board |
| NUM | National Union of Mineworkers |
| NUMSA | National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PSLSD | Project for Statistics on Living Standards and Development |
| RDP | Reconstruction and Development Programme |
| RRDP | Regional Reconstruction and Development Programme |
| SACOB | South African Chamber of Business |
| SACU | South African Customs Union |
| SADC | South African Development Community |
| SALDRU | Southern African Labour Development and Research |
| SALFS | South African Enterprise Labour Flexibilty Survey |
| SBC | Small Business Council |
| SECP | Special Employment Creation Programme |
| SME | Small and Medium Enterprise |
| SMME | Small, Medium and Micro Enterprise |
| SPII | Support Programme for Industrial Innovation |
| UIF | Unemployment Insurance Fund |
| WA | Wage Act |