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Community Health Workers still outsourced despite court ruling

Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness refuses to employ Community Health Workers on a permanent basis.

8 months ago

Care workers are essential to a just transition

by Global Labour Column care work / climate change / gender equality / green collective bargaining / just transition

What would a just transition look like if it took care work seriously?

11 months ago

Building a national care workers’ movement to advocate for decent work

by Zanele Chakela care work / community health workers / decent work / early childhood development educators / extended public works programme / food handlers / informalisation / public care work programmes

‘We are the legs of one pot. When one breaks, the whole pot falls. The nation cannot stand without us.”

11 months ago

Our journey for decent work in the National School Nutrition Programme

by Nelly Nyagah care work / decent work / education sector / extended public works programme / food handlers / informalisation / Power Up! / workers’ rights

Food Handlers organise to claim their rights.

11 months ago

Care work is currency

by Sheila Martins advocacy stories / care work / decent work / early childhood development practitioners / education sector / expanded public works programme / gender equality

Dignity, value, and rights must be at the heart of public care work.

11 months ago

My story of the pencil

by Sanah Seema advocacy stories / care work / decent work / early childhood development practitioners / education sector / expanded public works programme / gender equality

I want the school community and the Department of Basic Education to recognise and value my work as an Early Childhood Development Practitioner.

11 months ago

How Food Handlers have influenced my understanding of social innovation

by Nthakoana Maema care work / decent work / food handlers / Food sovereignty / LRS Colloquium / National School Nutrition Programme / Power Up! / public care work programmes

What happens when policy meets lived experience? A reflection on the LRS Colloquium “Food in Schools is a Social Justice Issue.”

11 months ago

My journey as a care worker and the reality of Community Health Workers

by Salaama Abrahams advocacy stories / care work / community health workers / decent work / extended public works programme / health sector / public care work programmes

We demand justice, dignity, and recognition for the care work we provide. This is not too much to ask.

11 months ago

Key takeaway from the ConCourt ruling on parental leave

by Hemanth Haricharan and Ernest Masupye BCEA / care work / gender equity / labour rights / maternity leave / parental leave / social protection

Equality and dignity in family life are constitutional rights.

12 months ago

Care workers’ convergence: A festival of stories

by Nelly Nyagah care work / community health workers / decent work / early childhood development educators / extended public works programme / food handlers / informalisation / public care work programmes

Care workers in the Expanded Public Works Programme unite to share experiences, celebrate their work, and build a national platform for collective advocacy.

Tag: care work

Community Health Workers still outsourced despite court ruling

Care workers are essential to a just transition

Building a national care workers’ movement to advocate for decent work

Our journey for decent work in the National School Nutrition Programme

Care work is currency

My story of the pencil

How Food Handlers have influenced my understanding of social innovation

My journey as a care worker and the reality of Community Health Workers

Care workers’ convergence: A festival of stories

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