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Women in Trade: Can the AfCFTA ensure empowerment and equality?
Labour protocols that ensure inclusion and equity help distribute trade benefits fairly.
Tag: informal economy
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Mainstreaming gender in free trade agreements
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What workers know, think, and feel about the AfCFTA
A recent study recommends actions trade unions can take to engage workers in decent work campaigns under the African Continental Free Trade Area.
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Informal economy workers in Ghana share their expectations of the AfCFTA
“The African Continental Free Trade Area is a good initiative that is beyond our reach.”
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RESOURCE: LRS framework for negotiating conditions at work
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How reclaimers bargain | Struggles and successes of a worker organisation
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Tips for organising women in the informal economy
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What the pandemic reveals about women’s activism and feminism
Lorraine Ndlovu, President of the Zimbabwe Chamber of Informal Economy Associations and StreetNet International, on how the COVID-19 pandemic affected her activism and leadership.
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COVID-19: Implications for waste reclaimers
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How to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 crisis on informal sector workers
A network of organisations representing informal workers in South Africa wants the government to provide social and economic support to millions of workers in the informal sector amid covid-19.
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