Read More2 years ago Let’s talk AI by Dr Salomé Teuteberg artificial intelligence / collective bargaining and organising / digital labour rights / future of jobs / generative AI / machine learning This is how we think AI will impact our jobs and how unions work, and our first look at a speech-generating AI.
Read More2 years ago Informal mining is here to stay by The Conversation climate and just transition / informalisation / international labour migration / mining sector / occupational health and safety / workers’ rights Police brutality won’t end it. Here is what will.
Read More2 years ago Understanding the national budget and its impact on you by Dr Salomé Teuteberg 2025 Budget / inflation rate / social grants / VAT / wage bargaining The changes to expect, from the cost of living to tax brackets.
Read More2 years ago Know your contract, know your rights by George Mthethwa basic workplace rights / BCEA / employment contracts / job seekers / Labour Relations Act / labour rights / workers’ rights What is an employment contract?
Read More2 years ago Fourth industrial revolution in South Africa by The Conversation artificial intelligence / automation / fourth industrial revolution / just transition / unemployment Inequality hinders true progress. Innovation must advance inclusion, not just wealth and privilege.
Read More2 years ago Women care workers organise for decent work by Nelly Nyagah care work / collective bargaining and organising / community health workers / decent work / early child educators / feminist popular education / gender equality / volunteer food handlers Transforming public care work programmes in South Africa.
Read More2 years ago The LRS toolkit for dialogues, strategies and actions by Nina Benjamin and Dr Salomé Teuteberg C190 / facilitation exercises / GBV / gender equality / inequality / just transition / methodology / popular education A collection of exercises for exploring power dynamics and intersecting systemic inequalities.
Read More2 years ago A hot and troubled world of work by The Conversation climate change / collective bargaining and organising / just transition / occupational health and safety / social dialogue How the new climate act and labour law can align to drive a just transition.
Read More2 years ago Negotiating jobs in the clothing and textiles industry by Nelly Nyagah A Labour of Love / clothing manufacturing / Protocol on Trade in Goods / regional value chains / rules of origin / social dialogue / trade and industrial policy Trade unions must be in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) negotiations for decent work.
Read More2 years ago Coal workers face an uncertain future by The Conversation climate change / decent jobs / energy sector / just transition / women in energy A study examines the understanding of decent work among fossil fuel workers whose jobs will be phased out.
Bargaining Benchmarks | September 2026 by LRS bargaining benchmarks / GDP / inflation / unemployment rate / wage bargaining / wages
The Real Economy Bulletin | Q2 2026 by Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies employment / GDP / inflation / trade and investment
Just transition and AfCFTA: some policy options for trade unions by LRS AfCFTA Protocol on Investment / climate change / decent work / energy / green jobs / just transition / skills development / social dialogue
Domestic Work, Digital Platforms and Labour Policy in South Africa by Dr Neha Vyas domestic work / labour law / labour policy / organisation and representation / platform economy / worker cooperatives