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Ending violence and harassment in the world of work is a union issue

by Nosipho Twala gender based violence / gender equality / ILO Convention 190 / workplace violence

Trade unions campaigned for ILO Convention 190 on ending violence and harassment in the world of work. The challenge now is getting the governments to ratify the convention.

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Where does the DSL come from?

by LRS collective bargaining support / decent standard of living / living wage / social dialogue

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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Supporting collective bargaining for workers in precarious forms of employment

by LRS collective bargaining support / peer learning process / workers' education

What will it take for worker leaders and the LRS to create resources that support collective bargaining for workers in precarious forms of employment?

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Strong trade unions can help reduce inequality in South Africa

by Nelly Nyagah collective bargaining support / negotiate / workers' education

NUMSA negotiator, Oupa Sifume, says collective bargaining in South Africa is under attack and only strong unions can deliver on the mandates from workers to reduce inequality in our society.

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A life without struggle in South Africa is achievable

by Trenton Elsely collective bargaining support / decent standard of living / living wage / social dialogue / social protection

In among all the numbers, we have lost sight of dignity, and our value and worth as human beings. So how do we bring dignity back into the equation?

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Chinese multinational corporations in Africa: what’s the trade union response?

by Dr Salomé Teuteberg multinational / multinational corporations database / South African multinational companies / transforming corporate governance

Trade unions in Africa are aware of the need to develop strategies for responding to Chinese multinational corporations operating on the continent.

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Siphiweokuhle Sithole_untu

Women unionists are learning how to be heard

by Nelly Nyagah gender equality / promoting gender equality in Southern Africa / women's leadership development

UNTU’s Siphiweokuhle Sithole, 31, is among the women unionists fighting to instil cultures of gender equality in workplaces in South Africa.

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Babongile Dumani_Fedusa

A band of male comrades united for women

by Nelly Nyagah gender equality / negotiate / women's leadership development / women's rights

FEDUSA’s Babongile Dumani is a male champion supporting the rights of working women in southern Africa.

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