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3 days ago

How to participate in AfCFTA National Implementation Committees
by Nelly Nyagah afCFTA / AfCFTA toolkit / coalitions and alliances / decent work / international trade / labour provisions / national implementation committees / regional value chains / social dialogue / social protection
An advocacy toolkit to help unions engage effectively with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
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1 week ago

Transition from coal to renewables: Progress, challenges, and possibilities
by The Conversation climate change / green jobs / just transition / renewable energy
South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Partnership with global partners is underway. Nqobile Xaba unpacks the progress, challenges, and next steps.
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1 week ago

Workers’ Day 2025: Stories of power, justice and solidarity
by LRS climate and just transition / collective bargaining and organising / technology for trade unions / transforming corporate governance / Transforming unequal gender relations in the world of work / workers' day 2025
Worker leaders are standing up for decent work and social justice, supported by LRS.
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2 weeks ago

Tools for creating a safe workplace
by Nelly Nyagah domestic violence / GBVH / gender based violence and harassment / ILO Convention 190 / occupational health and safety / public sector
Unions use ILO Convention 190 to transform public sector workplaces into safer, more inclusive spaces.
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2 weeks ago

Reimagining projects for a just transition
by Nelly Nyagah climate change / feminist popular education / gender transformative programming / green collective bargaining / green jobs / informal workers / just transition
LRS applies a feminist lens to just transition work by helping partners understand how gender power dynamics shape climate impacts and the realities of the world of work.
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3 weeks ago

A feminist perspective on just transition
by Nina Benjamin climate change / feminist pedagogy / gender inequality / green collective bargaining / green jobs / informal workers / just transition
Ideas for integrating a feminist perspective into trade union just transition activities and advocacy.
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4 weeks ago

The true value of Volunteer Food Handlers
by Nelly Nyagah care work / decent work / informalisation / National School Nutrition Programme / volunteer food handlers / vulnerable work
Volunteer Food Handlers in Gauteng strengthened their campaign for decent work under the National School Nutrition Programme in 2024.
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4 weeks ago

Wage Review Report 2024
by George Mthethwa GDP / inflation / unemployment rate / wage bargaining / wages
LRS wage bargaining support publication provides union negotiators with simplified data, context, and trends.
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1 month ago

Safe schools now
by Nelly Nyagah Education International / feminist popular education / GBV / gender based violence and harassment / gender equality / school related gender based violence
Teacher unions are united in a continent-wide campaign to end violence in schools.
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1 month ago

Let’s talk AI
by Dr Salomé Teuteberg artificial intelligence / collective bargaining and organising / digital labour rights / future of jobs / generative AI / machine learning
This is how we think AI will impact our jobs and how unions work, and our first look at a speech-generating AI.