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Trade, Employment and Trade Unions in Africa

Some policy options.

Policy Paper | Trade, Employment and Trade Unions in Africa

by Prince Asafu-Adjaye afCFTA / employment / gender mainstreaming / informalisation / social dialogue / trade liberalisation

Some policy options to help unions strengthen influence and shape trade and labour policies in Africa.

Trade Union Informal Cross Border Trade Advocacy in Africa

by LRS gender mainstreaming / informal cross-border trade / intra-African trade / policy brief / social dialogue / trade facilitation / Women in ICBT

This paper explores the nature, scale, gender dimensions, and implications of ICBT. It recommends policy options for trade unions to improve conditions for informal traders and strengthen organising efforts in the informal economy.

2 months ago

Policy Paper | Trade Union Informal Cross Border Trade Advocacy in Africa

by Prince Asafu-Adjaye gender mainstreaming / informal cross-border trade / intra-African trade / policy brief / social dialogue / trade facilitation / Women in ICBT

Four ways to strengthen union campaigns on trade and the AfCFTA.

8 months ago

“Men in hard hats” industrial policy limits women

by Nokwanda Maseko construction sector / gender equality / gender mainstreaming / industrial sector / mining sector

We must move beyond talk and take action to improve women’s participation in industrial policy and the economy.

9 months ago

Mainstreaming gender in free trade agreements

by Nelly Nyagah afCFTA / Free trade agreement / gender mainstreaming / informal cross-border trade / informal economy / women in trade

Interview with Marie Thiam Soumaré General Secretary of the National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions of Senegal and Continental President of the African Women Network of AfCFTA.

10 months ago

How cross-border trade can thrive under the AfCFTA

by Nelly Nyagah afCFTA / gender mainstreaming / informal cross-border trade / informal economy workers / labour migration / organising / social dialogue

Informal worker and leader Anthony Kwache discusses what it will take to ensure fair cross-border trade.

2 years ago

How to approach the equity bargaining process

by LRS conditions at work / discrimination / equity bargaining / gender equality / gender mainstreaming / Negotiator's Guide

Equity bargaining is about ensuring that collective bargaining promotes equity in the workplace. Here’s how the union negotiator should approach equity bargaining.

2 years ago

Gender equality: What it is and how to achieve it

by LRS care work / gender equality / gender equity / gender mainstreaming / inclusion and diversity

Learn what creating a culture of gender equality means for the Labour Research Service.

3 years ago

Five trade union demands for mainstreaming gender in trade agreements

by Marie Daniel afCFTA / gender equality / gender mainstreaming / regional integration / trade

More action is needed to achieve equity, equality, non-discrimination and women empowerment in trade agreements. Here are five trade union demands for mainstreaming gender in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

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