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Resource: Inflation Monitor | March 2023

Inflation tells us something about the buying power of a worker. Effective negotiators need to ensure that workers get regular increases to maintain the buying power of their wages.

2 years ago

What a 7.5% wage increase means for the lowest paid worker in the public sector

by George Mthethwa collective agreements / minimum wages / public sector / wage negotiation

Public sector workers will continue to have a hard time making ends meet. The increase is only 0.5% above the current rate of inflation.

2 years ago

Strengthening collective bargaining is essential to counter the tactics of big business

by LRS executive pay / Financial literacy / retail / shop stewards alliance / South African multinational companies

SACCAWU’s example shows how LRS member unions are getting better at using company information to win better outcomes for members.

2 years ago

Mapping the legal exclusion of domestic workers from labour law in Africa

by Ziona Tanzer africa / care work / domestic workers / labour law / social protection

An analysis of gaps in the regulation of domestic work in South Africa, Malawi, Mauritius, Lesotho, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia.

2 years ago

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

by Nelly Nyagah care work / informalisation / National School Nutrition Programme / Power Up! Initiative / precarious employment / volunteer food handlers

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.

2 years ago

Building a campaign to recognise and value the work of Volunteer Food Handlers

by Nina Benjamin care work / informalisation / National School Nutrition Programme / Power Up! Initiative / precarious employment / volunteer food handlers

The workers who cook meals for millions of learners across the country are classified as volunteers and paid a stipend. Recruiting workers as volunteers has become another way of pushing women into unrecognised and low-paid work.

2 years ago

Resource: Inflation Monitor | February 2023

by George Mthethwa CPI / inflation / inflation monitor / wage negotiation

A simplified version of the latest inflation data to support negotiators and the bargaining process of the trade union.

2 years ago

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

by Nelly Nyagah afCFTA / labour provisions / regional integration / trade / tunisia

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

2 years ago

Bargaining Benchmarks | March 2023

by George Mthethwa GDP / inflation / unemployment rate / wage negotiation / wages

This report provides union negotiators with the benchmarks to enter bargaining processes as informed role players.

2 years ago

AGREED: A database of collective agreements for bargaining and research purposes

by LRS AGREED / collective bargaining agreements / conditions at work / labour laws / negotiation / wage bargaining

You have signed the collective agreement. You have shared it with your constituency and filed it safely for future reference. What if you could benchmark the agreement against agreements in other unions or sectors? You can do this and more with the LRS Agreements Database (AGREED).

Category: Articles

Resource: Inflation Monitor | March 2023

What a 7.5% wage increase means for the lowest paid worker in the public sector

Strengthening collective bargaining is essential to counter the tactics of big business

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

Building a campaign to recognise and value the work of Volunteer Food Handlers

Resource: Inflation Monitor | February 2023

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

Bargaining Benchmarks | March 2023

AGREED: A database of collective agreements for bargaining and research purposes

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