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4 hours 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.
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1 day ago

Tools for creating a safe workplace
by Nelly Nyagah domestic violence / GBVH / gender based violence and harassment / ILO Convention 190 / occupational health and safety / public sector
Unions use ILO Convention 190 to transform public sector workplaces into safer, more inclusive spaces.
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6 days 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.
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1 week ago

A feminist perspective on just transition
by Nina Benjamin climate change / feminist pedagogy / gender inequality / green collective bargaining / green jobs / informal workers / just transition
Ideas for integrating a feminist perspective into trade union just transition activities and advocacy.
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2 weeks 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
Four years ago, our group of Volunteer Food Handlers in Gauteng had no collective voice in discussions about their work under the NSNP. In 2024, they advocated for decent work, built allies, and secured real wins. This is their story.
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3 weeks ago

Wage Review Report 2024
by George Mthethwa GDP / inflation / unemployment rate / wage bargaining / wages
LRS wage bargaining support publication provides union negotiators with simplified data, context, and trends.
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3 weeks 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.
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4 weeks ago

Let’s talk AI
by Dr Salomé Teuteberg artificial intelligence / collective bargaining and organising / digital labour rights / future of jobs / generative AI / machine learning
This is how we think AI will impact our jobs and how unions work, and our first look at a speech-generating AI.
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4 weeks ago

Informal mining is here to stay
by The Conversation climate and just transition / informalisation / international labour migration / mining sector / occupational health and safety / workers’ rights
Police brutality won’t end it. Here is what will.
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1 month ago

Policy Paper | Trade, Employment and Trade Unions in Africa
by Prince Asafu-Adjaye afCFTA / employment / gender mainstreaming / informalisation / social dialogue / trade liberalisation
Some policy options to help unions strengthen influence and shape trade and labour policies in Africa.