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From “Volunteers” to Food Handlers: A step towards dignity in school kitchens

Food Handlers secure new job titles and set hours in school kitchens.

1 year ago

Budgeting for dignity and care work

by Zanele Chakela care work / decent work / gender responsive budgeting / informalisation / social justice / women's month

What will it take for the national budget to truly reflect the lived realities of women in South Africa?

1 year ago

What does the national budget say about how the government values care work?

by Nelly Nyagah 2025 Budget / care work / decent work / feminist popular education / gender responsive budgeting / informalisation / NSNP / Power Up! Initiative / public care work programmes / volunteer food handlers

Volunteer Food Handlers are gaining the tools to confront public budget decisions that devalue their work.

1 year ago

Reclaimers and street vendors should be treated as workers, not small businesses

by The Conversation decent work / informalisation / labour law / reclaimers

A labour lawyer argues that reclaimers and street vendors must have the right to negotiate fair conditions under labour law.

2 years ago

The true value of Volunteer Food Handlers

by Nelly Nyagah care work / decent work / informalisation / National School Nutrition Programme / volunteer food handlers / vulnerable work

Volunteer Food Handlers in Gauteng strengthened their campaign for decent work under the National School Nutrition Programme in 2024.

2 years ago

Informal mining is here to stay

by The Conversation climate and just transition / informalisation / international labour migration / mining sector / occupational health and safety / workers’ rights

Police brutality won’t end it. Here is what will.

Trade, Employment and Trade Unions in Africa

by LRS afCFTA / employment / gender mainstreaming / informalisation / social dialogue / trade liberalisation

Some policy options.

2 years ago

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.

2 years ago

Food in schools is a social justice issue: Outcomes of LRS Colloquium

by Nelly Nyagah alliance building / care work / decent work / Food sovereignty / informalisation / LRS Colloquium / National School Nutrition Programme / Power Up! / volunteer food handlers

Volunteer Food Handlers strengthen advocacy, solidarity and alliance building.

2 years ago

2023 Annual Report

by Trenton Elsely Annual Report / climate and just transition / collective bargaining and organising / corporate governance and ethical investment / future of work / gig economy / informalisation / technology for trade unions / trade and investment / Transforming unequal gender relations in the world of work

Look back on the highlights from the last year and get inspired by worker organisations changing the world of work for good.

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From “Volunteers” to Food Handlers: A step towards dignity in school kitchens

What does the national budget say about how the government values care work?

Reclaimers and street vendors should be treated as workers, not small businesses

The true value of Volunteer Food Handlers

Informal mining is here to stay

Food in schools is a social justice issue: Outcomes of LRS Colloquium

2023 Annual Report

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