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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.

1 week 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.

2 months ago

A hot and troubled world of work

by The Conversation climate change / collective bargaining and organising / just transition / occupational health and safety / social dialogue

How the new climate act and labour law can align to drive a just transition.

2 months 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.

4 months 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?

6 months ago

Trade unions gear up for AfCFTA first review

by Nelly Nyagah AfCFTA Protocols / AfCFTA review / decent work agenda / ETUC / international labour migration / labour provisions / social dialogue

Unions reflect on past negotiations and their trade positioning as the AfCFTA approaches its first review.

8 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.

8 months ago

The meaning of ‘Climate Change’, ‘COP28’, and ‘Just Transition’

by Dr Salomé Teuteberg climate change / COP28 / green collective bargaining / just transition / social dialogue / sustainable development

Key terms you need to know in trade union advocacy on a greener future that protects workers.

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