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6 months ago

Sustainability through programme development
by Dr Salomé Teuteberg impact / just transition / organisation and representation / partnerships / sustainability / technology / trade union development
What does it take to sustain strong organisations in a changing world of work? How can we build and sustain through shocks and transitions?
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6 months ago

Belonging in the trade union
by Nelly Nyagah care economy / equity bargaining / GBVH / gender equality / impact / inclusion / transformative women's leadership
Strong unions ensure all members can speak safely and are represented in agendas, policies and leadership.
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6 months ago

Capacity for organisation and representation
by Nelly Nyagah care economy / collective bargaining / communication / decent work / impact / informalisation / negotiation / organisation and representation / social dialogue / social protection / sustainability / technology / wage bargaining
LRS contributes to trade union development as convener, interpreter, translator, knowledge broker and space holder.
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6 months ago

How workers’ voice is shaping AfCFTA processes
by Nelly Nyagah afCFTA / decent work / impact / labour provisions / organisation and representation / social dialogue / trade / trade policy / workers’ rights
Our progress in challenging the marginalisation of trade unions in trade policy development.
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6 months ago

The collective ‘coming out’ of care workers in the Expanded Public Works Programme
by Nelly Nyagah care economy / community health workers / decent work / ECD practitioners / expanded public works programme / gender equality / impact / informalisation / public care work programmes / volunteer food handlers
Who are we? Are we workers? Do we belong?
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6 months ago

Gig economy workers set to get more protection under planned labour law reforms
by The Conversation BCEA / gig economy / Labour Relations Act / labour rights / platform workers / technology / workers’ rights
South Africa is proposing to extend labour and social protections to platform workers.
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6 months ago

What research reveals about public employment programmes
by Nina Benjamin decent work / informalisation / labour rights / NSNP / PowerUp / public care programme / volunteer food handlers
The case of Volunteer Food Handlers in the National School Nutrition Programme.
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6 months ago

Bargaining Benchmarks | March 2026
by George Mthethwa bargaining benchmarks / GDP / inflation / unemployment rate / wage bargaining / wages
A resource for trade union negotiators.
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7 months ago

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7 months ago

Wage Bargaining Review 2026
by George Mthethwa Actual Wage Rates Database / collective bargaining agreements / inflation / wage bargaining / wages
Analysis of wage settlements in 2025.
