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VIDEO: A day in the life of Volunteer Food Handler

We learn about the issues facing the workers who prepare and serve meals to learners under the National School Nutrition Programme through the eyes of Khuli Gumede, a Volunteer Food Handler in Gauteng.

1 year ago

VIDEO: Casual workers organise to claim their rights

by LRS organising strategies / precarious employment / vulnerable workers / women workers

Women casual workers talk about how they organised to fight for their right to permanent employment.

2 years ago

Tips for organising women in the informal economy

by LRS informal economy / organise / trade union strategies / vulnerable workers

Some basic recruiting strategies for organisers that want to bring women workers in the informal into the trade union.

2 years ago

Domestic workers demand better access to social protection

by LRS care work / COIDA / domestic workers / labour laws / social protection / trade union strategies / UIF / vulnerable workers

Domestic workers’ organisations have ramped up advocacy for access to UIF and COIDA so that all workers are covered for future crises.

3 years ago

Organising and empowering young women workers

by LRS gender based violence / gender equality / organise / vulnerable workers / women organising strategies / workers’ rights

Our range of resources address the key workplace issues for young women workers and are useful for the union that wants to tap into the creativity and energy that empowered young women members can bring to the organisation.

4 years ago

UIF applicants queue at the department of labour in Gauteng

UIF covid-19 relief fund: Using the law to get wins for workers

by Nelly Nyagah collective bargaining support / Coronavirus / covid-19 / organising strategies / UIF-TERS / vulnerable workers

Vulnerable workers in South Africa face destitution in the absence of a viable channel for individual applications to the UIF’s covid-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme.

5 years ago

Covid-19 is locking down livelihoods

by Trenton Elsely collective bargaining support / Coronavirus / covid-19 / precarious employment / social dialogue / vulnerable workers

Support working class families in South Africa through the covid-19 pandemic.

A confusion of categories: Organisation of casual and contract workers in South Africa

by LRS collective bargaining support / organise / precarious employment / vulnerable workers

A case study of the organization of casual and contract workers by the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU).

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VIDEO: A day in the life of Volunteer Food Handler

VIDEO: Casual workers organise to claim their rights

Tips for organising women in the informal economy

Organising and empowering young women workers

UIF covid-19 relief fund: Using the law to get wins for workers

A confusion of categories: Organisation of casual and contract workers in South Africa

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