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5 days ago

Why the 6% wage increase at Transnet matters

For the lowest-paid Transnet workers earning R12,577, a 6% increase adds just R711.

2 weeks ago

Reclaimers and street vendors should be treated as workers, not small businesses – labour lawyer

by The Conversation decent work / informalisation / labour law / reclaimers

Street vendors are fighting to be brought under labour law rather than remain under business law.

4 weeks ago

Workers’ rights weaken across the world

by Nelly Nyagah collective bargaining and organising / labour rights / strikes / violence and discrimination

The 2025 ITUC Global Rights Index reveals “a stark and worsening crisis for workers and unions.”

4 weeks ago

What do trade unions have to do with trade deals?

by LRS afCFTA / collective bargaining / decent work / regional value chains / social dialogue / social inclusion / trade and investment / trade unions and trade

Trade is about capital and labour. Without workers at the table, inclusive growth is impossible. An update on trade union advocacy on the African Continental Free Trade Area.

1 month ago

Geopolitical tensions threaten global job growth – ILO

by Nelly Nyagah decent jobs / GDP / skills development / social dialogue / social protection / technology / trade tariffs / unemployment rate

Global employment forecast downgraded by up to 7 million jobs in 2025, amid rising uncertainty.

1 month ago

Can the AfCFTA Protocol on Women and Youth dismantle systemic barriers in cross-border trade?

by Nelly Nyagah afCFTA / AfCFTA protocol on women and youth in trade / gender mainstreaming / informal cross-border trade / intra-African trade / simplified trade regime / social dialogue / trade facilitation

Lessons from the COMESA Simplified Trade Regime and one-stop border show what the AfCFTA Protocol must deliver to make trade truly inclusive.

1 month ago

The double burden: Women, work and the cost of being invisible

by Kukhanya Mthimkulu care work / labour rights / National School Nutrition Programme / Power Up! / social protection / UIF / UIF fact sheet / volunteer food handlers

A day in the life of a Volunteer Food Handler.

1 month ago

Dignity and labour: Volunteer Food Handlers demand justice and access to UIF

by Kukhanya Mthimkulu care work / labour rights / National School Nutrition Programme / Power Up! / social protection / UIF / UIF fact sheet / volunteer food handlers

After two years of service, Volunteer Food Handlers face bureaucratic barriers to claiming their UIF benefits. It’s time to rethink how we value care work in public programmes.

1 month ago