Nelly Nyagah

Exploring the experiences of migrant male domestic workers in South Africa

A study on the experiences of ten male domestic workers from Malawi and Zimbabwe highlights how these workers use their agency to improve their working conditions.

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Trade union inclusion strategies that create meaningful change

Articles / Nelly Nyagah

Grassroots activism helps to transform the United National Transport Union into a safe, inclusive and homophobia-free environment.

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Building an AfCFTA trade union campaign in Nigeria

Articles / Nelly Nyagah

Trade unions advocate for an inclusive continental trade agreement that represents the interests of workers in Nigeria.

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A trade union checklist for analysing trade agreements

Articles / Nelly Nyagah

Unions seeking to build organising and bargaining power along regional value chains need to be familiar with trade agreements to secure decent work.

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Volunteer Food Handlers advocate to have their jobs made visible, recognised, valued and remunerated

Articles, Power Up / Nelly Nyagah

At a media conference on 29 March, food handlers spoke about their campaign for decent jobs for the more than 60,000 workers recruited by the National School Nutrition Programme to prepare and serve meals in schools countrywide.

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Trade unions and Trade: The four main issues for unions in Tunisia in the AfCFTA era

Articles / Nelly Nyagah

Research and strategy support for the trade union movement to engage with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA) agreement.

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Tunis declaration calls for the inclusion of labour provisions in the AfCFTA agreement

Articles / Nelly Nyagah

The Tunis declaration, adopted on 27 September by trade unions from 39 African countries, stresses the inclusion of labour provisions in the AfCFTA agreement to ensure compliance with international labour standards and the decent work agenda.

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Ten articles to read in August

Articles / Nelly Nyagah

August is women’s month in South Africa, a time when gender equality and women’s empowerment take centre stage. The Labour Research Service stands with worker organisations that work tirelessly to advance women’s right to decent work.

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National minimum wage: Domestic workers reached equalisation. Now what?

Articles / Nelly Nyagah

This month domestic workers earned the national minimum wage after a long struggle for equalisation. “What we now need is enough follow-through,” says Pinky Mashiane, Founder and United Domestic Workers of South Africa. Read more…

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The role of Volunteer Food Handlers in the National School Nutrition Programme

Power Up / Nelly Nyagah

Through discussing issues close to their hearts, volunteer food handlers will see and articulate the important role they have in the National School Nutrition Programme and the school community.

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Exploring the experiences of migrant male domestic workers in South Africa

Trade union inclusion strategies that create meaningful change

Building an AfCFTA trade union campaign in Nigeria

A trade union checklist for analysing trade agreements

Volunteer Food Handlers advocate to have their jobs made visible, recognised, valued and remunerated

Trade unions and Trade: The four main issues for unions in Tunisia in the AfCFTA era

Tunis declaration calls for the inclusion of labour provisions in the AfCFTA agreement

Ten articles to read in August

National minimum wage: Domestic workers reached equalisation. Now what?

The role of Volunteer Food Handlers in the National School Nutrition Programme

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