Abstract
M.Phil. (Labour Law and Employment Relations)
The purpose of this study is to determine the work motivation pattern of African workers and the factors that motivate them In the workplace. The research was carried out within the framework of the Herzberg Motivation-Hygiene Theory. The research was conducted within the coal mining industry. The data was collected by means ofa TIMS Attitude Survey questionnaire and review of secondary data relevant to the research. The research results indicated that a sample of African mine workers was largely motivated by the wages, Company Policy and Administration, achievement, recognition for achievement but was demotivated by Company Policy and Administration, wages, job security and other factors. The true motivators for African workers, which predominated, were achievement, recognition of achievement and possibility for growth.The research results largely corresponded with the findings of Professor Backer in Herzberg Motivation studies conducted during the seventies. 63% of satisfaction was caused by hygiene factors and 37% by true motivation, while all the dissatisfaction was caused by hygiene factors.