Read More2 months ago What counts as a fair wage increase in 2025? by George Mthethwa GDP / inflation / unemployment rate / wage bargaining / wages A look at 2024 wage trends and what unions can push for in 2025 negotiations
Read More2 months 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).
Read More2 months ago Transition from coal to renewables: Progress, challenges, and possibilities by The Conversation climate change / green jobs / just transition / renewable energy South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Partnership with global partners is underway. Nqobile Xaba unpacks the progress, challenges, and next steps.
Read More2 months ago Workers’ Day 2025: Stories of power, justice and solidarity by LRS climate and just transition / collective bargaining and organising / technology for trade unions / transforming corporate governance / Transforming unequal gender relations in the world of work / workers' day 2025 Worker leaders are standing up for decent work and social justice, supported by LRS.
Read More2 months ago Tools for creating a safe workplace by Nelly Nyagah domestic violence / GBVH / gender based violence and harassment / ILO Convention 190 / impact / occupational health and safety / public sector Unions use ILO Convention 190 to transform public sector workplaces into safer, more inclusive spaces.
Read More2 months ago Reimagining projects for a just transition by Nelly Nyagah climate change / feminist popular education / gender transformative programming / green collective bargaining / green jobs / informal workers / just transition LRS applies a feminist lens to just transition work by helping partners understand how gender power dynamics shape climate impacts and the realities of the world of work.
Inflation Monitor | March 2025 by LRS CPI / inflation / inflation monitor / wage bargaining The consumer inflation rate in March fell to 2,7% year on year from a previous 3,2% in February.
Read More2 months ago A feminist perspective on just transition by Nina Benjamin climate change / feminist pedagogy / gender inequality / green collective bargaining / green jobs / impact / informal workers / just transition Ideas for integrating a feminist perspective into trade union just transition activities and advocacy.
Read More2 months ago The true value of Volunteer Food Handlers by Nelly Nyagah care work / decent work / informalisation / National School Nutrition Programme / volunteer food handlers / vulnerable work Volunteer Food Handlers in Gauteng strengthened their campaign for decent work under the National School Nutrition Programme in 2024.
Read More3 months ago Safe schools now by Nelly Nyagah Education International / feminist popular education / GBV / gender based violence and harassment / gender equality / school related gender based violence Teacher unions are united in a continent-wide campaign to end violence in schools.
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