Read More1 month 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 / impact / volunteer food handlers Transforming public care work programmes in South Africa.
Read More5 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 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 More7 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 More7 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.
Read More7 months ago Unlocking the true value of women’s work in school nutrition by Matshidiso Lencoasa and Nina Benjamin care work / gender equity / National School Nutrition Programme / precarious employment / UIF benefits / volunteer food handlers / women's month Recognising the work of the women who feed the learners in our communities is a powerful starting point in valuing care work in society.
Read More8 months ago Using technology to amplify voices and effect change by Nelly Nyagah care work / digital activism / gender inequality / poverty / precarious employment / social protection / unemployment / women's month Thabisile Miya, Coordinator at Amandla.mobi, shares her journey in digital activism, promoting economic justice, rights, and dignity for society’s most vulnerable.
Read More10 months ago Valuing care work: What are the prospects for women in the National School Nutrition Programme? by Nina Benjamin care economy / care work / National School Nutrition Programme / precarious work / volunteer food handlers Recognising Volunteer Food Handlers as deserving of decent work is an important starting point for establishing a society that truly values care work.
Read More12 months ago Victory for retail union in Malawi negotiating parental rights by Zanele Chakela breastfeeding policies / care work / conditions at work / gender equity / Malawi / maternity leave / parental leave / paternity leave CIAWU secured four months of maternity leave and one month of paternity leave for non-birthing parents at Massmart.
Read More1 year ago Access Granted – Volunteer Food Handlers secure UIF benefits in a successful campaign by Nelly Nyagah care work / National School Nutrition Programme / social protection / volunteer food handlers / vulnerable work / women organising strategies A group of Volunteer Food Handlers in Gauteng demanded that schools and the labour department ensure timely access to their UIF benefits.