Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) Fact sheet
Everything a Volunteer Food Handler should know about UIF benefits.
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1 year ago
“All parents of whatever stripe”: LRS as amicus curiae in a landmark equal parental leave rights case
A change in the law on parental leave is imminent and likely to affect both maternity and paternity rights.
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1 year ago
Access denied | A woman worker’s struggle for social protection
This video shows the stark realities of Elizabeth and Lehlohonolo, two working-class people who face an extraordinary challenge – access to their UIF benefits.
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1 year ago
Exploring the experiences of migrant male domestic workers in South Africa
A study on the experiences of ten male domestic workers from Malawi and Zimbabwe highlights how these workers use their agency to improve their working conditions.
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2 years ago
VIDEO: A day in the life of Volunteer Food Handler
We learn about the issues facing the workers who prepare and serve meals to learners under the National School Nutrition Programme through the eyes of Khuli Gumede, a Volunteer Food Handler in Gauteng.
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2 years ago
Healthcare workers are at risk in a society that does not value the work of caring
Lessons you can learn from our multi-stakeholder initiative to reduce violence and change perceptions about the value of care work and health workers.
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2 years ago
Gender equality: What it is and how to achieve it
Learn what creating a culture of gender equality means for the Labour Research Service.
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2 years ago
Mapping the legal exclusion of domestic workers from labour law in Africa
An analysis of gaps in the regulation of domestic work in South Africa, Malawi, Mauritius, Lesotho, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia.
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2 years ago
Volunteer Food Handlers advocate to have their jobs made visible, recognised, valued and remunerated
At a media conference on 29 March, food handlers spoke about their campaign for decent jobs for the more than 60,000 workers recruited by the National School Nutrition Programme to prepare and serve meals in schools countrywide.
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2 years ago
Building a campaign to recognise and value the work of Volunteer Food Handlers
The workers who cook meals for millions of learners across the country are classified as volunteers and paid a stipend. Recruiting workers as volunteers has become another way of pushing women into unrecognised and low-paid work.
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