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Trade, Employment and Trade Unions in Africa

Some policy options.

Policy Paper | Trade, Employment and Trade Unions in Africa

by Prince Asafu-Adjaye afCFTA / employment / gender mainstreaming / informalisation / social dialogue / trade liberalisation

Some policy options to help unions strengthen influence and shape trade and labour policies in Africa.

2 weeks ago

Protecting workers’ rights in a liberalised services sector

by Stevie Snyman afCFTA / AfCFTA Protocols / decent work / non-tariff barriers / Protocol on Trade in Services / services sector

A Guide to the AfCFTA Protocol on Trade in Services highlights key concerns, opportunities and actions for trade unions.

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

A Guide to the AfCFTA Protocol on Trade in Services highlights key concerns, opportunities and actions for trade unions.

4 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?

4 months ago

A trade union snapshot of international trade in South Africa

by LRS afCFTA / GDP / industrial policy / inflation / international trade / labour market / labour migration / trade union membership

The South Africa Trade Fact Sheet supports international trade advocacy by trade unions, particularly their campaign for an AfCFTA that benefits workers.

8 months ago

Women in Trade: Can the AfCFTA ensure empowerment and equality?

by Dr Hod Anyigba afCFTA / African continental free trade area / cross-border trade / gender equality / informal economy / Protocol on women and youth in trade / women in trade

Labour protocols that ensure inclusion and equity help distribute trade benefits fairly.

8 months ago

Mainstreaming gender in free trade agreements

by Nelly Nyagah afCFTA / Free trade agreement / gender mainstreaming / informal cross-border trade / informal economy / women in trade

Interview with Marie Thiam Soumaré General Secretary of the National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions of Senegal and Continental President of the African Women Network of AfCFTA.

8 months ago

How cross-border trade can thrive under the AfCFTA

by Nelly Nyagah afCFTA / gender mainstreaming / informal cross-border trade / informal economy workers / labour migration / organising / social dialogue

Informal worker and leader Anthony Kwache discusses what it will take to ensure fair cross-border trade.

9 months ago

Trade unions negotiating international trade

by Nelly Nyagah afCFTA / collective bargaining / decent work / Free trade agreement / regional integration / social dialogue / trade and investment / trade unions in trade

The story of our work on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) so far.

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Protecting workers’ rights in a liberalised services sector

A Guide to the AfCFTA Protocol on Trade in Services

A trade union snapshot of international trade in South Africa

Women in Trade: Can the AfCFTA ensure empowerment and equality?

Mainstreaming gender in free trade agreements

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