Inflation Monitor | December 2024 by LRS CPI / inflation / inflation monitor / wage bargaining Consumer price index increased to 3% in December 2024.
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Read More6 months ago Coal workers face an uncertain future by The Conversation climate change / decent jobs / energy sector / just transition / women in energy A study examines the understanding of decent work among fossil fuel workers whose jobs will be phased out.
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Read More6 months ago How to build a wage demand by LRS bargaining benchmarks / Negotiator's Guide / wage bargaining / wages Essential questions for negotiators to consider when preparing for wage bargaining.
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Read More7 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?
Read More7 months ago Strategies for creating safe spaces for workers to speak out and take actions by Nelly Nyagah GBV / gender based violence and harassment / ILO Convention 190 / lgbtq+ / safe spaces Workers must feel safe to report violence, harassment, or discrimination they experience or witness.
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