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An intersectional approach to addressing GBV

A conversation with Nomancotsho Pakade, Research Manager at the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation.

9 months ago

Actions we can take to stop GBVH in garment factories and clothing retail stores

by Nelly Nyagah garment manufacturing / gender based violence / ILO Convention 190 / participatory action research / retail clothing / workers’ rights

98% of women workers surveyed say they have experienced one or more incidents of gender-based violence or harassment.

1 year ago

Creating a world of work free of gender-based violence

by Nina Benjamin feminist popular education / gender based violence / gender equality / violence and discrimination

Unions tackle GBVH with different approaches across domestic work, public health, education, garment manufacturing, and retail sectors.

1 year ago

Women’s human rights in the informal sector

by LRS discrimination / gender based violence / gender equality / informalisation / national minimum wage / precarious employment / social protection

This Women’s Month, we advocate for better protection of women’s rights, especially in the informal sector, and celebrate trade unions that are working to improve the lives of many.

1 year ago

Healthcare workers are at risk in a society that does not value the work of caring

by Nina Benjamin care work / collective impact initiative / feminist popular education / gender based violence / health sector

Lessons you can learn from our multi-stakeholder initiative to reduce violence and change perceptions about the value of care work and health workers.

2 years ago

Using C190 to support the struggle against homophobic and transphobic violence in the world of work

by LRS equity bargaining / gender based violence / ILO Convention 190 / LGBTI workers rights / violence and discrimination

What will it take for trade unions to use ILO Convention 190 as a tool for protecting LGBTQ+ workers and young job seekers from discrimination and violence?

Code of Good Practice on the Prevention and Elimination of Harassment in the Workplace

by LRS discrimination / gender based violence / ILO Convention 190 / inclusion and diversity / labour laws / violence at work

The Code of Good Practice on the Prevention and Elimination of Harassment in the Workplace forms part of the Employment Equity Act (EEA). The EEA is relevant to the implementation of South Africa’s obligations to ILO Convention 190 (C190).

2 years ago

A trade union approach to addressing gender-based violence in health settings

by Nina Benjamin care economy / collective impact initiative / gender based violence / health sector / occupational health and safety

In a society that does not value the work of caring, unions can lead social action initiatives to reduce violence in health facilities by drawing a direct relationship between the devaluing of the reproductive work of healthcare workers and the rising levels of GBV in the health system.

Mini Guide to ILO’s C190 and R206

by LRS collective bargaining agreements / gender based violence / gender equity / inclusion & diversity / labour laws / LGBTI rights / sexual harassment

ILO Convention 190 (C190) and the accompanying Recommendation No. 206 (R206) provide a common framework for ending discrimination, violence and harassment in the world of work.

2 years ago

What unions can do to make the protections in C190 possible

by LRS gender based violence / harassment / ILO Convention 190 / negotiate

Convention 190 (C190) and the accompanying Recommendation No. 206 (R206) provide a common framework to stop violence and harassment in the world of work, including gender-based violence and harassment.

A trade union guide to ILO Convention 190 and Recommendation 206

by LRS gender based violence / harassment / ILO Convention 190 / negotiate

Convention 190 and Recommendation No. 206 provide a common framework to stop violence and harassment in the world of work, including gender-based violence and harassment. This ITUC guide offers workers and their representatives a basic introduction to the ILO instruments.

2 years ago

Ten articles to read in August

by Nelly Nyagah conditions at work / decent work / gender based violence / gender equality

August is women’s month in South Africa, a time when gender equality and women’s empowerment take centre stage. The Labour Research Service stands with worker organisations that work tirelessly to advance women’s right to decent work.

Healthcare workers at risk in a society that does not value the work of caring

by LRS care economy / collective impact initiative / gender based violence / health sector / occupational health and safety

Lessons from a pilot social action initiative to reduce violence in a health institution in Gauteng.

3 years ago

What will it take to create a successful national response to GBV in South Africa?

by LRS femicide / GBV strategies / gender based violence / gender equality / LGBTI rights

The recent crime statistics released by the South African Police Service show Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is devastatingly pervasive. Lindelwe Nxumalo, Women’s Rights Programme Manager at ActionAid, offers some actions for ensuring a successful national response to GBV.

3 years ago

We need more resources and collaboration to tackle GBV

by Zanele Chakela femicide / GBV strategies / gender based violence / gender equality

Nontyatyambo Makapela, Programme Officer at Sister Love International South Africa, reflects on how GBV is a barrier to women’s full participation in the economy and the need for building resilient and sustainable support organisations.

3 years ago

How to deal with sexual harassment in the workplace

by LRS gender based violence / sexual harassment / young women workers

Sexual harassment in the workplace is manifesting in more subtle forms. Know more and protect your rights as a worker.

3 years ago

Addressing gender-based violence in the workplace

by LRS equity bargaining / femicide / gender based violence / gender equality / ILO Convention 190 / negotiate

When stakeholders act collectively, it is possible to transform the norms, policies and practices that perpetuate gender-based violence in the workplace.

3 years ago

Organising and empowering young women workers

by LRS gender based violence / gender equality / organise / vulnerable workers / women organising strategies / workers’ rights

Our range of resources address the key workplace issues for young women workers and are useful for the union that wants to tap into the creativity and energy that empowered young women members can bring to the organisation.

3 years ago

How I deal with the pain of others

by Nosipho Twala facilitation exercises / gender based violence / gender equality / methodology / vicarious trauma

As an educator and facilitator in the Gender Equality Programme of Labour Research Service, I am exposed to human trauma often. Here’s my advice on how to be more resilient.

4 years ago

ILO Convention 190: a game-changer in ending violence and harassment in the world of work

by Nelly Nyagah gender based violence / gender equality / ILO Convention 190 / workplace violence

Participants at FEDUSA’s webinar on gender-based violence urged the government to ratify ILO C190 against violence in the world of work.

4 years ago

Women’s Month 2020: Putting care at the centre of the agenda

by LRS care economy / gender based violence / gender equality / women's month

A conversation with Nina Benjamin, Leader of Gender Equality Programme at the Labour Research Service

Bargaining Indicators 2019 | Gender Equality Section

by LRS collective impact initiative / gender based violence / gender equality / ILO Convention 190 / meadowlands clinic pilot project

Ending violence, discrimination and harassment in the workplace is a union issue.

5 years ago

Six ways to end gender-based violence

by LRS GBVH / gender based violence / gender equality

The root cause of gender-based violence is inequitable gender norms. What can you do to help end GBV?

5 years ago

The Issue of Dignity in Health Facilities in South Africa

by Nina Benjamin decent work / gender based violence / gender eqaulity / health sector

The key infrastructure challenges for community health care workers in South Africa who form part of the Ward Based Primary Health Outreach Teams.

5 years ago

Ending violence and harassment in the world of work is a union issue

by Nosipho Twala gender based violence / gender equality / ILO Convention 190 / workplace violence

Trade unions campaigned for ILO Convention 190 on ending violence and harassment in the world of work. The challenge now is getting the governments to ratify the convention.

A practical guide for LGBTI workers in South Africa

by LRS collective bargaining support / gender based violence / gender equality / homophobia / LGBTI workers rights

This booklet provides accurate information for LGBTI+ workers, their trade unions and employers.

6 years ago

The right answers on school safety

by Nina Benjamin education unions / gender based violence / gender equality / peer learning process / school related gender based violence / trade union development

To prevent and end school-related gender-based violence in sub-Saharan Africa, teacher unions are collaborating to find solutions that can bring sustainable changes.

6 years ago

The trade union response to workplace violence

by Nina Benjamin collective impact initiative / frontline healthcare workers / gender based violence / gender equality / health sector / workplace violence

Gender-based violence in the healthcare sector is a priority issue. How are unions in South Africa responding?

6 years ago

Social norms are difficult to change, can collective impact help?

by Nosipho Twala collective impact initiative / gender action learning / gender based violence / gender equality

Against daunting odds, a remarkable exception has emerged in the Vaal region of Gauteng Province where community members are working together to end gender-based violence.

6 years ago

How to deal with the pain of others – Tips for educators, facilitators and researchers

by Nosipho Twala facilitation exercises / gender based violence / gender equality / vicarious trauma

As an educator and facilitator in the LRS Gender Programme, I am exposed to human trauma often. Here’s advise on how to become more resilient.

6 years ago

The state of gender inequality in the world of work

by Nelly Nyagah care work / GBVH / gender based violence / gender equality / Transforming unequal gender relations in the world of work / women leadership development / women's month

Nina Benjamin, Leader of the LRS Gender Programme, reflects on our gender equality work and the emerging issues in the world of work.

Bargaining Indicators | 2017

by LRS collective bargaining support / conditions of employment / directors’ fees survey / economy / employment rate / gender / gender based violence / inflation rate / living wage / minimum wages / wage bargaining review

Bargaining Indicators provides trade union negotiators with economic indicators and benchmarks useful for developing bargaining strategies.

The Story of Letsema

by LRS collective impact initiative / gender based violence / gender equality / Letsema

This paper looks at how the Letsema Project (a collective impact initiative) contributed to changing norms that reproduce gender-based violence in the Vaal in Gauteng Province of South Africa.

6 years ago

From despair to hope: How Letsema transformed my life

by LRS collective impact initiative / gender based violence / gender equality / letsema project

The latest crime statistics show our society is becoming more violent, and the poor are most affected. Unbowed by the violence, here’s how one community is responding.

7 years ago

The workplace isn’t safe, say health unions

by Nina Benjamin collective impact initiative / gender based violence / gender equality / health sector / meadowlands clinic pilot project

Learn how we are supporting health union responses to gender-based violence in South Africa

Creating a health system with zero percent GBV: Lessons from the meadowlands clinic pilot project

by LRS collective impact initiative / gender / gender based violence / gender equality / health sector

The Meadowlands Clinic Pilot Project brought together all stakeholders involved in the health system in one locality to take up actions that will collectively impact on reducing the high levels of gender-based violence.

7 years ago

Ending gender-based violence in the health sector

by LRS collective impact initiative / gender action learning / gender based violence / gender equality / meadowlands clinic pilot project

We support the efforts of trade unions in the health sector to end gender-based violence in the health system.

7 years ago

Working together with communities to end gender-based violence

by LRS collective impact initiative / gender action learning / gender based violence / gender equality / Letsema

We support the struggle by activists to create zero percent Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in communities in South Africa.

7 years ago

Working with teacher unions to end school-related gender-based violence

by LRS education sector / gender based violence / gender equality / peer learning process / school related gender based violence

What will it take to support education unions to end school-related gender-based violence? Labour Research Service supports the struggle by trade unions to end school-related gender-based violence in Africa.

7 years ago

Transforming Unequal Gender Relations in the World of Work

by LRS bargaining for gender equity / care economy / care work / GBVH / gender based violence / gender equality / gender equity / labour rights for women / LGBTI workers rights / transforming women's leadership / women's leadership development

The Transforming Unequal Gender Relations in the World of Work programme focuses on promoting transformative women’s leadership, valuing care work and intersectional inclusion, addressing gender-based violence with unions and communities, and using feminist pedagogy for transformative change.

PRIDE at Work

by LRS gender based violence / homophobia / LGBTI workers rights / workplace violence

A study on discrimination at work on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in South Africa.

Our hearts are joined: Writings from Letsema

by LRS collective impact initiative / gender based violence / gender equality / letsema project

The stories in this book are written by the participants of Letsema, our inspiring collective impact initiative for ending gender-based violence in the Vaal in Gauteng province.

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