Read More4 months ago How global supply chains keep workers poor by The Conversation decent work / global value chains / living wage / multinational corporations / supply chains / wages Three case studies show how the cycle can be broken.
Read More4 months ago How the State discards the women who built community health care by Bulelwa Faltein advocacy stories / care work / community health workers / decent work / extended public works programme / health sector / public care work programmes A Community Health Worker bears witness to the women who built care in their communities and now retire with no pension, no recognition, and nowhere to belong.
Read More4 months ago Productivity is political by Trenton Elsely collective bargaining agreements / evidence bargaining / organisation and representation / productivity How do we think about productivity and bargaining, and what can we do?
Read More4 months ago Inflation Monitor | April 2026 by George Mthethwa CPI / inflation / inflation monitor / wage bargaining The annual headline inflation rate increased to 4% in April 2026 from 3.1% in March 2026.
Read More4 months ago The top ten highest-paid CEOs in South Africa in 2025 by Dr Salomé Teuteberg CEO pay / company research / directors’ fees / executive remuneration / South African multinational companies / transforming corporate governance / wage inequality The highest-paid CEO earned 29 times more than the typical JSE Top 40 CEO. None of the top five are South African. Only 5 of the 40 are led by women.
Read More5 months ago Why proudly South African clothes are being made in “sweatshops” by GroundUp collective bargaining agreements / garment manufacturing / international labour migration / labour rights / organisation and representation / retail clothing / wages 92% of clothing manufacturers in Newcastle do not comply with Bargaining Council rules, says the council’s lawyer.
Read More5 months ago A lifetime of care work repaid with erasure by Unity Moganedi care economy / Care Workers' Day / community health workers / decent work / extended public works programme / gender equality / health sector / Labour Relations Act / workers’ rights A son reflects on his mother’s 20-year career as a Community Health Worker and the implications of her retiring without a pension or recognition.
Read More5 months ago A Day in the life of an ECD Practitioner by Francina Kubjane advocacy stories / care work / decent work / early childhood development practitioners / education sector / expanded public works programme / gender equality In rural Ga-Mailula, ECD practitioner Francina Kubjane turns a humble day care centre into a place of belonging and excellence.
Read More5 months ago Union or forum? The pros and cons of alternative forms of organised labour by Kukhanya Mthimkulu care economy / community healthcare workers / organisation and representation / precarious work The South African Care Workers Forum shows that workers are reimagining models of organised labour and redefining how voice and power are built.
Read More5 months ago The dignity crisis facing Community Health Workers by Kukhanya Mthimkulu care economy / Care Workers' Day / community health workers / decent work / extended public works programme / gender equality / health sector / Labour Relations Act / workers’ rights A nation that claims dignity as a founding value cannot continue denying it to the care workers who sustain its capacity to care.