Just transition and AfCFTA: some policy options for trade unions
The AfCFTA Protocol on Investment gives trade unions a framework to advocate for a greener, inclusive and fairer economy.
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3 months ago
Green jobs and skills: 5 things unions should be asking
Green jobs need new skills but skills are often treated as compensation, not strategy. A union guide to the just transition skills debate.
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6 months ago
Capacity for organisation and representation
LRS contributes to trade union development as convener, interpreter, translator, knowledge broker and space holder.
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6 months ago
How workers’ voice is shaping AfCFTA processes
Our progress in challenging the marginalisation of trade unions in trade policy development.
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10 months ago
How trade unions in Rwanda secured a seat on the AfCFTA implementation committee
The Trade Union Centre of Workers of Rwanda (CESTRAR) aims to influence the implementation of AfCFTA to benefit workers and their communities.
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11 months ago
Nine key trade union proposals for G20 leaders
The continental trade union movement urges G20 to prioritise decent work, fair trade and inclusive growth.
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12 months ago
The state of social dialogue in Africa – A trade union perspective
AfCFTA member states must establish mechanisms for meaningful social dialogue and National Implementation Committees that include trade unions, women, youth, and informal economy actors.
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12 months ago
Social dialogue in action: Organised labour influence on trade policy in South Africa
Riefdah Ajam, General Secretary of the Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA), discusses how unions, as an equal partner in South Africa’s formal social dialogue structure, NEDLAC, influence trade and investment policy and advocate for a social clause in the AfCFTA.
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1 year ago
Why social dialogue matters in trade and the AfCFTA
ITUC-Africa General Secretary Akhator Joel Odigie calls for formal social dialogue mechanisms to make the AfCFTA deliver inclusive and just trade.
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1 year ago
How trade unions in Namibia secured a seat on the AfCFTA implementation committee
The Trade Union Congress of Namibia is building capacity to influence trade policy and ensure social justice for workers under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
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