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Inflation Monitor | September 2019

The headline inflation rate declined to 4.1% in September 2019 from 4.3% in August 2019. On average, prices increased by 0.3% month-on-month in September 2019.

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Organising at work | A guide for trade union activists

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How should an organised workplace look like? Get this guide and learn how to build and maintain strong workplace unions.

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Inflation Monitor | August 2019

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The headline inflation rate rose to 4.3% in August 2019 from 4% in July 2019. On average, prices increased by 0.3% month-on-month in August.

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Industry wage settlements in 2019 | Q3

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The highest percentage increase on actual wages in Q3 of 2019 was recorded in the mining, quarrying, financing, insurance, real estate and business services industries, at 9%.

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Bargaining Indicators | 2019

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Bargaining Indicators provides trade union negotiators with economic indicators and benchmarks useful for developing bargaining strategies.

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Bargaining Benchmarks | September 2019

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Bargaining Benchmarks is a resource for role players in collective bargaining in South Africa.

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Breaking the chain: Value chain analysis as a tool for renewing trade union bargaining and organising strategies

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This article attempts to introduce the trade union reader in sub-Saharan Africa region to the concept of value chains.

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Where does the DSL come from?

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We now have a socially derived definition of a decent standard of living (DSL) in South Africa. The DSL was developed using simple steps that included what ordinary people thought.

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Inflation Monitor | July 2019

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The headline inflation rate decreased to 4% in July 2019 compared to 4.5% in June 2019. On average, prices increased by 0.4% month-on-month in July 2019.

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