Read More8 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 More8 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 More9 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 More9 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 More9 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.
Read More10 months ago “Men in hard hats” industrial policy limits women by Nokwanda Maseko construction sector / gender equality / gender mainstreaming / industrial sector / mining sector We must move beyond talk and take action to improve women’s participation in industrial policy and the economy.
Read More10 months ago Understanding the two-pot system by Nelly Nyagah A Labour of Love / pension / provident fund / retirement fund reforms / savings / two-pot system An explainer on the 2024 retirement fund reforms for worker representatives.
Read More10 months ago An intersectional approach to addressing GBV by Zanele Chakela care work / gender based violence / school related gender based violence / social justice / women's leadership A conversation with Nomancotsho Pakade, Research Manager at the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation.
Read More10 months ago Women’s Day through the eyes of Volunteer Food Handlers by Nelly Nyagah care work / gender equality / National School Nutrition Programme / precarious employment / volunteer food handlers / women's month The undervaluation of care work is used to justify precarious employment for women workers in the National School Nutrition Programme.
Read More10 months ago The invisible struggles of women leaders by Nina Benjamin care work / gender equality / transformative women's leadership / women's month We advocate for transformative leadership to tackle systemic biases and entrenched masculine norms that marginalise women leaders.
Bargaining Benchmarks | July 2025 by LRS GDP / inflation / unemployment rate / wage bargaining / wages
Role play as a feminist popular education tool by LRS facilitation exercises / feminist popular education / LRS Facilitation Toolkit / UIF benefits
Trade, Employment and Trade Unions in Africa by LRS afCFTA / employment / gender mainstreaming / informalisation / social dialogue / trade liberalisation