Read More8 months ago The everyday violence against Community Health Workers by Kukhanya Mthimkulu care economy / Care Workers' Day / community health workers / decent work / extended public works programme / gender equality Community Health Workers demand formal, safe and dignified work.
Read More8 months ago Care without applause by Kukhanya Mthimkulu care economy / Care Workers' Day / community health workers / decent work / ECD practitioners / extended public works programme / food handlers / gender equality What care workers day reveals about whose labour counts.
Read More8 months ago The politics of care by Kukhanya Mthimkulu care work / community health workers / decent work / early childhood development practitioners / extended public works programme / food handlers Why care work is treated as “natural” rather than skilled labour
Read More8 months ago Community Health Workers still outsourced despite court ruling by Nkosemntu Stuurman care work / care workers / community health workers / decent work / extended public works programme / health sector Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness refuses to employ Community Health Workers on a permanent basis.
Read More9 months ago 7 February is the inaugural Care Workers’ Day by Nina Benjamin care economy / Care Workers' Day / community health workers / decent work / ECD practitioners / extended public works programme / food handlers / gender equality Care workers mobilise around five demands for decent work and gender justice.
Read More11 months ago Let’s organise for decent care work by Thapelo Moncho advocacy stories / care economy / community health workers / decent care work / extended public works programme / health sector / public care work programmes Our communities depend on our care. We must depend on one another to get recognition, respect, and rights.
Read More11 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.”
Read More11 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.
Read More11 months ago I am a Food Handler, and I deserve dignity and rights by Sibongile Mashinini advocacy stories / care economy / decent work / education sector / extended public works programme / food handlers / informalisation / NSNP Food Handlers advocating for decent work under the National School Nutrition Programme are not alone.
Read More12 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.