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5 days ago

Just transition in mining: four ways to reform social and labour plans
by Muhammed Patel climate change / just transition / labour policy / mining sector / value chains
How to strengthen the resilience of workers and communities navigating change in mining value chains as economic and climate pressures increase.
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6 days ago

Climate change: labour policy falls short for farmworkers
by Michael Hector
Existing active labour market policies offer short-term help but can’t handle climate shocks. Farmworkers need income support, social protection and alternative jobs.
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3 weeks ago

GBVH is a power relations issue
by Nina Benjamin collective agreements / garment manufacturing / gender based violence and harassment / gender equality / organisation and representation
In Lesotho’s garment factories, hiring, contracts and overtime could be used to perpetrate GBVH. Supervisors stopped when an independent body held them to account.
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3 weeks ago

What makes a workplace policy real?
by Nina Benjamin collective agreements / garment manufacturing / gender based violence and harassment / gender equality / organisation and representation
Anti-GBVH programme in Lesotho’s garment sector shows what it takes to make policies trusted, usable and enforceable in the workplace.
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4 weeks ago

What the latest inflation rate means for wage bargaining
by George Mthethwa CPI / inflation / inflation monitor / wage bargaining
The annual headline inflation rate decreased to 4.3% in July 2026 from 5% in June 2026.
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6 months ago

Sustainability through programme development
by Dr Salomé Teuteberg impact / just transition / organisation and representation / partnerships / sustainability / technology / trade union development
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6 months ago

Belonging in the trade union
by Nelly Nyagah care economy / equity bargaining / GBVH / gender equality / impact / inclusion / transformative women's leadership
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6 months ago

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6 months ago

How workers’ voice is shaping AfCFTA processes
by Nelly Nyagah afCFTA / decent work / impact / labour provisions / organisation and representation / social dialogue / trade / trade policy / workers’ rights
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6 months ago

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.
