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The politics of trade policy

Understanding the architecture and governance of international trade and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

1 year ago

The geopolitics of international trade

by Trenton Elsely afCFTA / african union / agoa / international trade / regional economic communities / regional value chains / trade and investment / trade union development

Meaningful sub-regional and continental value chains are our best defence against a fractured global order sliding into conflict and confusion.

1 year ago

What do trade unions have to do with trade deals?

by LRS afCFTA / collective bargaining / decent work / regional value chains / social dialogue / social inclusion / trade and investment / trade unions and trade

Trade is about capital and labour. Without workers at the table, inclusive growth is impossible. An update on trade union advocacy on the African Continental Free Trade Area.

1 year ago

How to participate in AfCFTA National Implementation Committees

by Nelly Nyagah afCFTA / AfCFTA toolkit / coalitions and alliances / decent work / international trade / labour provisions / national implementation committees / regional value chains / social dialogue / social protection

An advocacy toolkit to help unions engage effectively with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

2 years ago

Negotiating jobs in the clothing and textiles industry

by Nelly Nyagah A Labour of Love / AfCFTA negotiations / clothing manufacturing / Protocol on Trade in Goods / regional value chains / rules of origin / social dialogue / trade liberalisation

Trade unions must be in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) negotiations for decent work.

2 years ago

How trade unions are shaping the AfCFTA

by Nelly Nyagah A Labour of Love / afCFTA / clothing manufacturing / Protocol on Trade in Goods / regional value chains / rules of origin / social dialogue / trade and investment / trade liberalisation

Behind the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement lies a fundamental question: how can trade serve the people who power it?

2 years ago

Five trade union demands for the AfCFTA

by Trenton Elsely afCFTA / cross-border trade / decent work agenda / labour provisions / regional integration / regional value chains / social dialogue / women in trade

We the affiliates of the ITUC-Africa understand the possibility of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area. These are our demands.

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