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8 years ago
Meet the union leader: Myrtle Witbooi, General Secretary of SADSAWU
Once ‘invisible’, she now fights for other domestic workers.
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8 years ago
From despair to hope: How Letsema transformed my life
The latest crime statistics show our society is becoming more violent, and the poor are most affected. Unbowed by the violence, here’s how one community is responding.
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8 years ago
Interview with Nyaniso Siyana, Chairperson of LRS Board
Nyaniso Siyana is the chairperson of the LRS board. As a veteran unionist, we wanted to find out his thoughts on how our work is impacting our member unions
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8 years ago
Success Story – using a global framework agreement to organise Shoprite workers
Can a global framework agreement help a union to organise? For Swaziland Commercial and Allied Workers Union, the answer is a resounding yes.
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8 years ago
Things we know about gender violence in schools
School-related gender-based violence is rampant but preventable. Appalled, teachers are now out to change the story.
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8 years ago
Tactics for successful union negotiations
What makes a good trade union negotiator? What makes a strong bargaining case?
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8 years ago
The workplace isn’t safe, say health unions
Learn how we are supporting health union responses to gender-based violence in South Africa
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9 years ago
Ending gender-based violence in the health sector
We support the efforts of trade unions in the health sector to end gender-based violence in the health system.
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9 years ago
National Minimum Wage
National minimum wage campaign – because work should lift you out of poverty, not keep you there. LRS has a long history participating in the minimum wage debate in South Africa.
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9 years ago
Value chains capacity building
We supported trade unions in ten countries in sub-Saharan Africa to renew their bargaining and organising strategies for tackling inequality in global value chains.