Practical guide for implementing ILO C190 and R206 in workplaces
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6 days ago

Workers’ rights weaken across the world
by Nelly Nyagah collective bargaining and organising / labour rights / strikes / violence and discrimination
The 2025 ITUC Global Rights Index reveals “a stark and worsening crisis for workers and unions.”
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6 days ago

What do trade unions have to do with trade deals?
by LRS afCFTA / collective bargaining / decent work / regional value chains / social dialogue / social inclusion / trade and investment / trade unions and trade
Trade is about capital and labour. Without workers at the table, inclusive growth is impossible. An update on trade union advocacy on the African Continental Free Trade Area.
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1 week ago

Geopolitical tensions threaten global job growth – ILO
by Nelly Nyagah decent jobs / GDP / skills development / social dialogue / social protection / technology / trade tariffs / unemployment rate
Global employment forecast downgraded by up to 7 million jobs in 2025, amid rising uncertainty.
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2 weeks ago

Can the AfCFTA Protocol on Women and Youth dismantle systemic barriers in cross-border trade?
by Nelly Nyagah afCFTA / AfCFTA protocol on women and youth in trade / gender mainstreaming / informal cross-border trade / intra-African trade / simplified trade regime / social dialogue / trade facilitation
Lessons from the COMESA Simplified Trade Regime and one-stop border show what the AfCFTA Protocol must deliver to make trade truly inclusive.
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2 weeks ago

The double burden: Women, work and the cost of being invisible
by Kukhanya Mthimkulu care work / labour rights / National School Nutrition Programme / Power Up! / social protection / UIF / UIF fact sheet / volunteer food handlers
A day in the life of a Volunteer Food Handler.
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Trade unions in the AfCFTA
“A continental free trade agreement requires a continental free trade union movement on the continent.”
Trade unions in the AfCFTA
A continental free trade agreement requires a continental free trade union movement on the continent.