Collective bargaining benchmarks in South Africa
The Labour Research Service update on collective bargaining benchmarks in South Africa looks at three factors: the national minimum wage, economic indicators and bargaining indicators.
Strategies to inspire, organise and represent workers
An introduction to The LRS Negotiator’s Guide | A video presentation of the leading ideas from each of the chapters of the Guide.
Annual Report | 2021
Over 30 years working for workers: See our programme work report for 2021 and financial statements.
Workers’ Day 2022: In praise of worker leaders in South Africa and beyond
On this Workers’ Day, the Labour Research Service praises elected worker leaders and give a voice to these courageous comrades by sharing their stories of being a worker leader.
The implications of the Continental Free Trade Agreement for Africa’s development and the working class
Some key messages have emerged from our work with the trade union movement in Africa as it seeks to adopt strategies that promote developmental outcomes of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement.
The living wage is dead, Long live the living wage!
This one goes out to the trade unionists and anyone else who understands that what few gains the working class have made, they have made through struggle.
How are African trade unions responding to Covid-19 pandemic? 10 key points in a new report
Practical suggestions for emergency online solutions for trade unions.
Workers’ Day 2020
Workers’ Day 2020 message from the Executive Director of Labour Research Service, Trenton Elsely.
Double lockdown
How do we slow the spread of Covid-19 without shutting down the livelihoods of poor households?
Covid-19 is locking down livelihoods
Support working class families in South Africa through the covid-19 pandemic.
National Minimum Wage Commission Progress Report
Key insights, challenges, progress and prospects of the national minimum wage in South Africa.
A life without struggle in South Africa is achievable
In among all the numbers, we have lost sight of dignity, and our value and worth as human beings. So how do we bring dignity back into the equation?
Is this what a decent life looks like?
Despite a long-running debate on poverty and inequality in South Africa, we haven’t had a robust measure of what it is to live decently. Until now.