LRS blog
Home / LRS blog
FILTERS: latest 10 - for more browse by month
Read More
1 year 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.
Read More
1 year 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.
Read More
1 year 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.
Read More
1 year ago

Wage Bargaining Review 2025
by George Mthethwa GDP / inflation / unemployment rate / wage bargaining / wages
Analysis of wage settlements in 2024.
Read More
1 year 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.
Read More
1 year 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.
Read More
1 year ago

Informal mining is here to stay
by The Conversation climate and just transition / informalisation / international labour migration / mining sector / occupational health and safety / workers’ rights
Police brutality won’t end it. Here is what will.
Read More
2 years ago

Policy Paper | Trade, Employment and Trade Unions in Africa
by Prince Asafu-Adjaye afCFTA / employment / gender mainstreaming / informalisation / social dialogue / trade liberalisation
Some policy options to help unions strengthen influence and shape trade and labour policies in Africa.
Read More
2 years ago

Understanding the national budget and its impact on you
by Dr Salomé Teuteberg 2025 Budget / inflation rate / social grants / VAT / wage bargaining
The changes to expect, from the cost of living to tax brackets.
Read More
2 years ago

Policy Paper | Trade Union Informal Cross Border Trade Advocacy in Africa
by Prince Asafu-Adjaye gender mainstreaming / informal cross-border trade / intra-African trade / policy brief / social dialogue / trade facilitation / Women in ICBT
Four ways to strengthen union campaigns on trade and the AfCFTA.
