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Domestic workers demand better access to social protection
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Volunteer Food Handlers are the hands and heart of the National School Nutrition Programme
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Ten articles to read in August
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LRS WEBINAR: Negotiating for inclusivity and against discrimination
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Feminist visions of the future of women’s work in Africa
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Workplace rights belong to everyone
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Five trade union demands for mainstreaming gender in trade agreements
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Collective bargaining benchmarks in South Africa
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A trade union guide for negotiating the future of work
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LRS Inflation Monitor | June 2022
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Digital labour platforms subject global South workers to ‘algorithmic insecurity’
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Power Up! consortium intends to transform power in three key areas
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Strategies to inspire, organise and represent workers
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Can workers in Ghana’s manufacturing sector gain from the AfCFTA?
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Bargaining Benchmarks | July 2022
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Industry wage settlements | Q1 2022
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Education unions build momentum to end violence in schools in the time of covid-19
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Annual Report | 2021
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Trade union strategies for bargaining with foreign companies
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14 steps trade unions can take to prevent discrimination against LGBT workers
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LRS Webinar Series | Introducing The Negotiators’ Guide
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Wage Bargaining | Four lessons from trade unions in the public sector
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The Fourth Industrial Revolution: a seductive idea requiring critical engagement
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What to do about the lack of labour provisions in the AfCFTA agreement
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Coming out at work: A practical guide for LGBT workers
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A guide to negotiating for inclusivity and against discrimination in the trade union and the workplace
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Five tips for negotiating at informal economy forums
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A trade union guide to retrenchment law and processes
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Six bargaining strategies for the future
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Workers’ Day 2022: In praise of worker leaders in South Africa and beyond
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What is happening with inflation, and what does it mean for wage negotiations?
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Wage Bargaining Review | 2021
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Three steps to take and save jobs before the start of a retrenchment process
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What you need to know about negotiating better conditions at work
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Five workplace problem scenarios and the labour laws to use
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How unions can support workers facing retrenchment
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The implications of the Continental Free Trade Agreement for Africa’s development and the working class
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How to improve your power at the bargaining table and win favourable agreements
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Eight ways to build coalitions and make solidarity work in trade unions
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National minimum wage: Domestic workers reached equalisation. Now what?
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How to build a wage demand and calculate percentages and money amounts
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11 steps you should take to prepare for wage bargaining
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Recruitment vs. Organising: What’s the difference?
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MNC Trends Report | 2021
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The Negotiator’s Guide – A guide to negotiating in a changing workplace
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Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Sector and company performance
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The labour laws every worker representative in South Africa should know
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Bargaining Benchmarks | December 2021
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What will it take to create a successful national response to GBV in South Africa?
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We need more resources and collaboration to tackle GBV
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Ten trade union arguments for a just energy transition in Africa
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How to deal with sexual harassment in the workplace
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Addressing gender-based violence in the workplace
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Retail sector report 2021
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Seven steps to ensure decent work in trade agreements
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Using labour laws in union bargaining: 12 possible workplace scenarios
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The LRS MNC database: Keeping multinational companies in Africa accountable
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Workplace grievances: 10 steps to handle them effectively
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The world of work and Covid-19: Six important things to know
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Bargaining at company level: A basic guide for shop stewards
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Why what men think of women matters in addressing gender based violence
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A decent standard of living costs R7 911
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Bargaining Benchmarks | September 2021
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Towards a partnership of equals: Lessons learned in transnational solidarity
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Are we ready for platform co-operatives in South Africa?
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Organising and empowering young women workers
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Effective information management in trade unions: Four possible measures to try
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Bargaining with a gender equity lens – A resource for trade union facilitators and trainers
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The economic cost of sexual harassment in the workplace
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Value chain analysis as a tool for renewing trade union organising and bargaining strategies
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How I deal with the pain of others
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Bargaining Monitor – Wage outcomes in the past six months
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Resources for union facilitators and trainers
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10 key findings from the 2021 Global Rights Index
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Health and safety training manual for union educators
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The future of retail in Zambia – How are workers affected by technological changes?
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Bargaining with South African multinational companies – Shoprite Checkers
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Trade union collective bargaining strategies for 2021
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Pride at Work
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Worker rights: Wages and conditions of employment
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The future of retail in Kenya – How are retail workers affected by technological changes?
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Wage calculator – New LRS online tool for workers
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Organising strategies: Using a global framework agreement to organise Shoprite workers
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Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies
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The future of retail in South Africa
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Basic guide to unfair labour practices
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The right way to handle retrenchments
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Bargaining Benchmarks – Directors’ Fees Edition
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A facilitator’s reflection on old methods and new lessons for ending school-related gender-based violence in Africa
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The possible discriminatory consequences of a mandatory workplace covid-19 vaccination policy
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Building diversity and inclusion in trade unions and the workplace
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How to negotiate with employers during difficult times
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Bargaining Benchmarks | March 2021
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Questions and answers about the national minimum wage review – An interview with Trenton Elsely, Commissioner, National Minimum Wage Commission
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8 labour market trends for trade unions to watch in 2021
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The Future of Work: Covid-19 Edition
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The new national minimum wage for South Africa is R21.69 per hour
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How teacher unions can prevent violence in schools in Africa
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