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10 months ago

How Food Handlers have influenced my understanding of social innovation
by Nthakoana Maema care work / decent work / food handlers / Food sovereignty / LRS Colloquium / National School Nutrition Programme / Power Up! / public care work programmes
What happens when policy meets lived experience? A reflection on the LRS Colloquium “Food in Schools is a Social Justice Issue.”
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11 months ago

My journey as a care worker and the reality of Community Health Workers
by Salaama Abrahams advocacy stories / care work / community health workers / decent work / extended public works programme / health sector / public care work programmes
We demand justice, dignity, and recognition for the care work we provide. This is not too much to ask.
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11 months ago

Key takeaway from the ConCourt ruling on parental leave
by Hemanth Haricharan and Ernest Masupye BCEA / care work / gender equity / labour rights / maternity leave / parental leave / social protection
Equality and dignity in family life are constitutional rights.
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11 months ago

AI is changing who gets hired – what skills will keep you employed?
by The Conversation AI / artificial intelligence / collective bargaining and organising / economy / employment / future of jobs / human resources / technology
Success in the age of AI may depend less on technical skills and more on human judgment, adaptability and trust.
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11 months ago

Nine key trade union proposals for G20 leaders
by Prince Asafu-Adjaye afCFTA / climate and just transition / free trade agreements / international labour migration / labour provisions / social dialogue / sovereign debt. / trade and investment
The continental trade union movement urges G20 to prioritise decent work, fair trade and inclusive growth.
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11 months ago

Care workers’ convergence: A festival of stories
by Nelly Nyagah care work / community health workers / decent work / early childhood development educators / extended public works programme / food handlers / informalisation / public care work programmes
Care workers in the Expanded Public Works Programme unite to share experiences, celebrate their work, and build a national platform for collective advocacy.
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11 months ago

AI: All the tech we cannot see
by Dr Salomé Teuteberg AI / artificial intelligence / collective bargaining and organising / digital labour rights / future of jobs / technology
ITUC’s new report on the impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) on working people offers key recommendations for unions to influence AI deployment and regulation.
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12 months ago

Introducing the contract zone in negotiations
by Dr Salomé Teuteberg collective bargaining / collective bargaining agreements / negotiation / Negotiator's Guide / wage bargaining
This video explores the concept of the contract zone, focusing on the different positions and what needs to align for agreement to be reached.
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12 months ago

How Community Health Workers secured payment of delayed stipends
by Zanele Chakela care work / collective bargaining and organising / community health workers / decent work / public care work programmes / workers r
A feminist approach to mobilising, organising, and sustaining protest action.
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12 months ago

The state of social dialogue in Africa – A trade union perspective
by Dr Hod Anyigba afCFTA / decent work / free trade agreements / regional integration / social dialogue / social justice / trade unions and trade
AfCFTA member states must establish mechanisms for meaningful social dialogue and National Implementation Committees that include trade unions, women, youth, and informal economy actors.
