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How to participate in AfCFTA National Implementation Committees

An advocacy toolkit to help unions engage effectively with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

7 days 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.

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.

1 week 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.

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.

2 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.

3 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

Four years ago, our group of Volunteer Food Handlers in Gauteng had no collective voice in discussions about their work under the NSNP. In 2024, they advocated for decent work, built allies, and secured real wins. This is their story.

4 weeks ago