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2 years ago
A Labour of Love Podcast
A podcast about the world of work for civil society and trade union actors in Africa.
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2 years ago
Inflation slows for the second month in April
The slight improvement in inflation informs our wage negotiations and expectations for adjustments.
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2 years ago
Valuing care work: What are the prospects for women in the National School Nutrition Programme?
Recognising Volunteer Food Handlers as deserving of decent work is an important starting point for establishing a society that truly values care work.
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2 years ago
Managing retrenchments: How to negotiate workers’ rights
Worker leaders must understand legal obligations, dispute resolution pathways, and the challenges and ideal outcomes when negotiating retrenchment.
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2 years ago
Can minimum wages help reduce poverty under low compliance?
A study found that the 2013 hike reduced poverty in South Africa’s agricultural sector despite poor compliance.
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2 years ago
Wage bargaining: Insights from NUMSA’s approach
“We are worker-driven and mandate-driven. There’s nothing for us without us.”
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2 years ago
Reclaimers play a key role in the fight against plastic pollution
Insights from South Africa into how their voices can be heard
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2 years ago
Negotiating fairness, equity, and dignity in the workplace
Negotiators are better prepared to secure favourable outcomes by understanding conditions at work, minimum standards, and collective agreements.
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2 years ago
The information required to prepare for wage bargaining and where to find it
A wage demand will be more persuasive if there is evidence that it is reasonable.
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2 years ago
Five trade union demands for the AfCFTA
We the affiliates of the ITUC-Africa understand the possibility of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area.
These are our demands.