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4 years ago

How relief grants can be used to help young people into jobs

There’s a case to be made for combining cash grants and job-search assistance services.

4 years ago

Trade unions negotiating on environmental issues in the world of work

by LRS climate change / fourth industrial revolution / green collective bargaining / just transition / occupational health and safety

The ‘Trade Unions Going Green’ booklet is for workers’ organisations interested in the potential of a just transition. The booklet offers practical information for ensuring this for workers.

4 years ago

Time for transparency on executive pay in South Africa

by Dr Salomé Teuteberg company research / directors’ fees / executive remuneration / MNC sector reports / South African multinational companies / transforming corporate governance

Retail executives earn 700 times more than the lowest paid workers in their industry.

4 years ago

Trade unions and Trade: The possible effects of the AfCFTA on workers in Chad

by Dr Aristide Mabali afCFTA / chad / labour provisions / regional integration / trade and industrial policy

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is unlikely to boost intra-trade in Chad, according to our study, which recommends several measures to promote development, growth and poverty reduction in the north-central African country.

4 years ago

How trade unions can support volunteer food handlers

by LRS care work / National School Nutrition Programme / Power Up! / precarious employment / trade union strategies / volunteer food handlers / women workers

As key players in the school community and in government consultative spaces, trade union activists can help to make visible the work of volunteer food handlers in the National School Nutrition Programme.

4 years ago

Bargaining with South African multinational companies: Sector and company performance reports

by Dr Salomé Teuteberg bargain / company research / directors’ fees / MNC sector reports / South African multinational companies / transforming corporate governance

How much does the CEO of your company earn? Is the company you work for making a profit? When negotiating, do the bosses accurately reflect the finances of the company?

4 years ago

Using C190 to support the struggle against homophobic and transphobic violence in the world of work

by LRS equity bargaining / gender based violence / ILO Convention 190 / LGBTI workers rights / violence and discrimination

What will it take for trade unions to use ILO Convention 190 as a tool for protecting LGBTQ+ workers and young job seekers from discrimination and violence?

4 years ago

Implementing C190: Lessons from South Africa on ending violence in the world of work

by LRS gender based violence / ILO Convention 190 / school related gender based violence / trade union strategies

A conversation with Nosipho Twala, Gender Equality Educator and Researcher at Labour Research Service.

4 years ago

3% wage increase: What does it mean for the lowest-paid worker in the public sector?

by George Mthethwa bargaining benchmarks / collective bargaining / strike / wages

“We are no longer just fighting for a decent wage. We are fighting to keep the right to collective bargaining,” says trade unions protesting the government’s move to push through below-inflation wage increase.

4 years ago