Inflation Monitor | March 2024 by LRS CPI / inflation / inflation monitor / wage bargaining The annual headline inflation rate slowed down to 5.3% in March 2024 from 5.6% in February 2024.
Read More1 year ago The information required to prepare for wage bargaining and where to find it by LRS Actual Wage Rates Database / collective bargaining agreements / wage bargaining / wage bargaining review A wage demand will be more persuasive if there is evidence that it is reasonable.
Read More1 year ago Victory for retail union in Malawi negotiating parental rights by Zanele Chakela breastfeeding policies / care work / conditions at work / gender equity / Malawi / maternity leave / parental leave / paternity leave CIAWU secured four months of maternity leave and one month of paternity leave for non-birthing parents at Massmart.
Read More1 year ago What workers know, think, and feel about the AfCFTA by ALREI afCFTA / collective bargaining / economic development / gender equality / informal economy / job displacement / sustainable development goals / trade barriers A recent study recommends actions trade unions can take to engage workers in decent work campaigns under the African Continental Free Trade Area.
Inflation Monitor | February 2024 by LRS CPI / inflation / inflation monitor / wage bargaining The annual headline inflation rate rose to 5.6% in February 2024, up from 5.3% in January 2024.
Read More1 year ago Access Granted – Volunteer Food Handlers secure UIF benefits in a successful campaign by Nelly Nyagah care work / National School Nutrition Programme / social protection / volunteer food handlers / vulnerable work / women organising strategies A group of Volunteer Food Handlers in Gauteng demanded that schools and the labour department ensure timely access to their UIF benefits.
Read More1 year ago Gig work in South Africa: Key insights and prospects for organising by Trenton Elsely digital platforms and gig work / future of work / gig economy in South Africa / location-based platform work technology for trade unions / organising gig workers / uber drivers South Africa How can we establish conditions within trade unions that make them a home for platform worker groups?
Read More1 year ago Actions we can take to stop GBVH in garment factories and clothing retail stores by Nelly Nyagah garment manufacturing / gender based violence / ILO Convention 190 / participatory action research / retail clothing / workers’ rights 98% of women workers surveyed say they have experienced one or more incidents of gender-based violence or harassment.
Read More1 year ago Is it time to rethink how we approach collective bargaining? by LRS Actual Wage Rates Database / collective bargaining agreements / wage bargaining / wage bargaining review Wage trends for 2023 suggest the need for new approaches to collective bargaining.
Inflation Monitor | January 2024 by LRS CPI / inflation / inflation monitor / wage bargaining Headline consumer inflation rose to 5.3% year-on-year in January from 5.1% in December.
Role play as a feminist popular education tool by LRS facilitation exercises / feminist popular education / LRS Facilitation Toolkit / UIF benefits
Trade, Employment and Trade Unions in Africa by LRS afCFTA / employment / gender mainstreaming / informalisation / social dialogue / trade liberalisation
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