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2 days ago
Reclaimers and street vendors should be treated as workers, not small businesses – labour lawyer
Street vendors are fighting to be brought under labour law rather than remain under business law.
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2 weeks ago
Workers’ rights weaken across the world
The 2025 ITUC Global Rights Index reveals “a stark and worsening crisis for workers and unions.”
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2 weeks ago
What do trade unions have to do with trade deals?
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.
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2 weeks ago
Geopolitical tensions threaten global job growth – ILO
Global employment forecast downgraded by up to 7 million jobs in 2025, amid rising uncertainty.
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3 weeks ago
Can the AfCFTA Protocol on Women and Youth dismantle systemic barriers in cross-border trade?
Lessons from the COMESA Simplified Trade Regime and one-stop border show what the AfCFTA Protocol must deliver to make trade truly inclusive.
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3 weeks ago
The double burden: Women, work and the cost of being invisible
A day in the life of a Volunteer Food Handler.
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3 weeks ago
Dignity and labour: Volunteer Food Handlers demand justice and access to UIF
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.
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4 weeks ago
Role play as a feminist popular education tool
Role play engages the head, heart,
and hands for deeper analysis of
a situation.
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4 weeks ago
UIF claiming process: The experiences of Volunteer Food Handlers
Volunteer Food Handlers are being short-changed. Schools underreport their working hours, making it harder to access UIF.
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4 weeks ago
UIF framework and the struggle of Volunteer Food Handlers to claim benefits
Section 10 of the Constitution guarantees everyone’s inherent dignity and the right to have that dignity respected and protected. Volunteer Food Handlers campaigning for better access to UIF benefits want the government to uphold this principle.