Read More5 months ago Inflation explainer for trade union negotiators by LRS CPI / inflation / inflation monitor / wage bargaining The November inflation data and how it impacts workers and wage negotiations.
Read More5 months ago How trade unions are shaping the AfCFTA by Nelly Nyagah A Labour of Love / afCFTA / clothing manufacturing / Protocol on Trade in Goods / regional value chains / rules of origin / social dialogue / trade and investment / trade liberalisation Behind the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement lies a fundamental question: how can trade serve the people who power it?
Read More5 months ago Strategies for creating safe spaces for workers to speak out and take actions by Nelly Nyagah GBV / gender based violence and harassment / ILO Convention 190 / impact / lgbtq+ / safe spaces Workers must feel safe to report violence, harassment, or discrimination they experience or witness.
Read More6 months ago Five steps to assess workplace risks of violence and harassment by Nina Benjamin GBVH / gender based violence and harassment / ILO Convention 190 / occupational health and safety Violence and harassment as an occupational safety and health issue.
Read More6 months ago What workers can demand for a safer workplace by Nina Benjamin collective agreements / GBVH / gender based violence and harassment / ILO Convention 190 / negotiation / Recommendation 206 The four phases of effective collective bargaining against violence, harassment, and discrimination in the world of work.
Read More6 months ago Care work and the family in capitalism by Global Labour Column care work / domestic labour / feminism / reproductive labour / women workers Why essential domestic labour remains largely uncompensated and gendered.
Read More7 months ago What do C190 and R206 expect from trade unions? by Nina Benjamin GBVH / gender based violence and harassment / ILO Convention 190 / public sector Four practical steps to address violence, harassment, and discrimination in the public sector using ILO Convention 190 and Recommendation 206.
Read More7 months ago Trade unions to stand firm against rainbow capitalism and anti-LGBTI+ backlash at the ILGA World Conference by LRS homophobia / ILGA World Conference / ILO Convention 190 / inclusion and diversity / LGBTI workers rights / rainbow capitalism “We cannot allow rainbow flags to cloak labour exploitation.”
Read More7 months ago Practical guide for implementing ILO Convention 190 in public sector workplaces by Nina Benjamin GBVH / gender based violence and harassment / ILO Convention 190 / public sector Ending violence and harassment in the world of work.
Read More7 months ago Trade unions gear up for AfCFTA first review by Nelly Nyagah AfCFTA Protocols / AfCFTA review / decent work agenda / ETUC / international labour migration / labour provisions / social dialogue Unions reflect on past negotiations and their trade positioning as the AfCFTA approaches its first review.
Trade, Employment and Trade Unions in Africa by LRS afCFTA / employment / gender mainstreaming / informalisation / social dialogue / trade liberalisation
Trade Union Informal Cross Border Trade Advocacy in Africa by LRS gender mainstreaming / informal cross-border trade / intra-African trade / policy brief / social dialogue / trade facilitation / Women in ICBT
The Real Economy Bulletin | 2024 Provincial Review by LRS employment / FDI / GDP / inflation / trade and investment
A Guide to the AfCFTA Protocol on Trade in Services by LRS afCFTA / AfCFTA Protocols / decent work / non-tariff barriers / Protocol on Trade in Services / services sector