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12 months ago

Social dialogue in action: Organised labour influence on trade policy in South Africa
by Trenton Elsely afCFTA / decent work / inter-africa trade / labour and employment / labour provisions / social clause / social dialogue / workers’ rights
Riefdah Ajam, General Secretary of the Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA), discusses how unions, as an equal partner in South Africa’s formal social dialogue structure, NEDLAC, influence trade and investment policy and advocate for a social clause in the AfCFTA.
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1 year ago

Online Course: Understanding AI and its impacts in the workplace
by Melanie Julie artificial intelligence / collective bargaining and organising / digital labour rights / future of jobs / generative
A self-paced course for workers, worker leaders, and educators to learn AI in simple terms and apply it in workplaces and communities.
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1 year ago

The crisis facing Early Childhood Development Practitioners
by Nelly Nyagah care work / decent work / early childhood development practitioners / education sector / expanded public works programme / gender equality / public care work programmes
The need for the government to rapidly transform care work programmes is laid bare by ECD Practitioners’ analysis of the devaluation of their vital role.
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1 year ago

The politics of trade policy
by Nelly Nyagah afCFTA / industrialisation / international trade / multinational companies / regional value chains / trade liberalisation / trade policy
Understanding the architecture and governance of international trade and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
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1 year ago

Bargaining Benchmarks | September 2025
by George Mthethwa bargaining benchmarks / GDP / inflation / unemployment rate / wage bargaining / wages
A resource for trade union negotiators in South Africa.
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1 year ago

Why social dialogue matters in trade and the AfCFTA
by Nelly Nyagah afCFTA / decent work / labour and employment / labour provisions / social dialogue / trade and integration / trade union development / workers’ rights
ITUC-Africa General Secretary Akhator Joel Odigie calls for formal social dialogue mechanisms to make the AfCFTA deliver inclusive and just trade.
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1 year ago

Feminist Economic Justice Toolkit
by Nina Benjamin climate and just transition / feminist economic alternatives / feminist popular education / gender equality / Power Up!
A feminist popular education resource to challenge unjust systems and spark transformative alternatives.
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1 year ago

Our care stories: “We are essential, not invisible”
by Nelly Nyagah care work / collective bargaining and organising / community health workers / decent work / feminist popular education / public care work programmes / women's month
Community Health Workers are speaking out about the value of their work and demanding decent work in public care programmes.
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1 year ago

The geopolitics of international trade
by Trenton Elsely afCFTA / african union / agoa / international trade / regional economic communities / regional value chains / trade and investment / trade union development
Meaningful sub-regional and continental value chains are our best defence against a fractured global order sliding into conflict and confusion.
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1 year ago

Community Health Workers: “Nothing about us without us”
by Nelly Nyagah care work / collective bargaining and organising / community health workers / decent work / feminist popular education / public care work programmes
Inside the struggle for recognition and dignity in the public health system.
