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Know your basic rights in the workplace
South Africa’s constitution and the various labour laws protect workers. Workers who know about their rights are better able to protect themselves. Know your rights.
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2 years ago
16 priority demands for collective bargaining
Worker representatives have identified the priority demands that will strengthen the collective bargaining agreements covering millions of workers in South Africa.
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2 years ago
Women workers in South Africa and the battle for equality
Twenty-five years after Beijing, there’s progress for women workers in South Africa but major challenges remain.
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2 years ago
The role of teachers in preventing gender-based violence in schools
Teacher unions in South Africa are confronting school-related gender-based violence to restore a safe learning environment and the dignity of the teaching profession.
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2 years ago
A commissioner’s guide to improving your chances of winning CCMA cases
Commissioner Nhlanhla Ndaba offers a quick refresher to worker representatives on navigating CCMA processes.
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2 years ago
The Death Sentence of Being a Girl Child in The Gambia
In The Gambia where the prevalence of female genital mutilation in women aged 15-49 is 74.9%, trade union activists are breaking the culture of silence to ensure the girl child is safe.
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2 years ago
Ideas for trade union growth in South Africa
National Negotiator at SADTU, Shiyinduku Twala, says trade unions need to adapt to the changing workplace if they hope to remain effective.
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2 years ago
A marriage not made in heaven
A trade union activist’s personal tragedy sparked a flame that’s helping to fuel the fight against school-related gender-based violence in Sierra Leone. #EndSRGBV
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2 years ago
Learning through reflection is an act of human struggle
Trade union activists in Zambia used reflection to track the progress and impact of an initiative to address gender-based violence in schools in the Southern African country.
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2 years ago
A right to learn without fear: working to end school-related gender-based violence in schools
School-Related Gender-Based Violence is violence that undermines the bodily integrity, human rights, and gender equality of all those involved in the school but primarily that of the school child.
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2 years ago
Six ways to end gender-based violence
The root cause of gender-based violence is inequitable gender norms. What can you do to help end GBV?
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2 years ago
The fourth industrial revolution risks leaving women behind
South Africa’s labour market is more favourable to men than to women, and the fourth industrial revolution may widen the gap, writes Dr Rachel Adams, Research Specialist at Human Sciences Research Council.
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2 years ago
The Issue of Dignity in Health Facilities in South Africa
The key infrastructure challenges for community health care workers in South Africa who form part of the Ward Based Primary Health Outreach Teams.
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2 years ago
How does Massmart treat workers in Africa?
Trade unions in the retail sector in Africa have found ways of working together and with unions globally to ensure decent work in multinational corporations.
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2 years ago
Applying a Decent Standard of Living (DSL) measure towards a coherent policy design
In the context of policy making in South Africa, it is easy to lose the big picture of the direction in which the country hopes to move. We unpack some of the policy implications for the DSL.
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2 years ago
Many jobs in South Africa could soon be automated, and the country isn’t prepared
Dr Daniel B. le Roux investigates the impact of automation on economies in the developing world.
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2 years ago
Ending violence and harassment in the world of work is a union issue
Trade unions campaigned for ILO Convention 190 on ending violence and harassment in the world of work. The challenge now is getting the governments to ratify the convention.
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2 years ago
Where does the DSL come from?
We now have a socially derived definition of a decent standard of living (DSL) in South Africa. The DSL was developed using simple steps that included what ordinary people thought.
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2 years ago
There are more ways to live a decent life than just through money
South Africa’s government has struggled for many years to develop the right policies to beat poverty.
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2 years ago
Supporting collective bargaining for workers in precarious forms of employment
What will it take for worker leaders and the LRS to create resources that support collective bargaining for workers in precarious forms of employment?
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2 years ago
Strong trade unions can help reduce inequality in South Africa
NUMSA negotiator, Oupa Sifume, says collective bargaining in South Africa is under attack and only strong unions can deliver on the mandates from workers to reduce inequality in our society.
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2 years ago
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?
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2 years ago
Chinese multinational corporations in Africa: what’s the trade union response?
Trade unions in Africa are aware of the need to develop strategies for responding to Chinese multinational corporations operating on the continent.
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2 years ago
A teachers’ union is determined to end violence in schools
Our interview with Dorcus Sekabate, the Vice President of Gender at the South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU), reminds us that violence in schools is a global tragedy.
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2 years ago
Women unionists are learning how to be heard
UNTU’s Siphiweokuhle Sithole, 31, is among the women unionists fighting to instil cultures of gender equality in workplaces in South Africa.
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2 years ago
A band of male comrades united for women
FEDUSA’s Babongile Dumani is a male champion supporting the rights of working women in southern Africa.
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2 years ago
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.
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2 years ago
Overlooked no more: Could this be the new reality for domestic workers in South Africa?
At the centre of a landmark court ruling last month was the rights of about a million domestic workers. Union leader, Pinky Mashiane (pictured, centre), says the road ahead is still long
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2 years ago
Wage negotiations in South Africa: what to expect in 2019-2020
2019-2020 period will see some key sectors involved in wage negotiations. George Mthethwa gives his take on union bargaining in the current context.
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3 years ago
Creating a model inclusive collective bargaining agreement
What will it take to negotiate for all workers across formal and informal and workplaces taking into account their different needs, roles and identities?
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3 years ago
Organising young workers: How are unions faring in South Africa?
SACCAWU shop steward, Bongani Mkhize (35), has tips for organising and involving young workers in trade unions.
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3 years ago
What will it take to build LGBT inclusive workplaces in South Africa?
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) workers continue to experience discrimination, harassment and violence. How grave is the issue in South Africa? Learn more…
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3 years ago
Collective bargaining and gender equality in South Africa
What will it take for trade unions to make collective bargaining an active mechanism for the promotion of gender equality at the workplace?
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3 years ago
Handling grievances – tips for shop stewards
Defending workers from injustices and ill-treatment ensures union members remain interested and active.
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3 years ago
Inspiring women organising strategies – The mall Story
We’ve encountered great organising strategies used by women workers in the course of our work. Our member union, SACCAWU, managed to mobilise women working in shopping malls.
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3 years ago
The right answers on school safety
To prevent and end school-related gender-based violence in sub-Saharan Africa, teacher unions are collaborating to find solutions that can bring sustainable changes.
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3 years ago
The trade union response to workplace violence
Gender-based violence in the healthcare sector is a priority issue. How are unions in South Africa responding?
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3 years ago
Social norms are difficult to change, can collective impact help?
Against daunting odds, a remarkable exception has emerged in the Vaal region of Gauteng Province where community members are working together to end gender-based violence.
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3 years ago
The future of work in the retail sector
The story of how the future of work will look is still being written and unions in Africa must also wield the pen. Here’s what we know about this hot topic.
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3 years ago
Inspiring and innovative women organising strategies – A train story
Nosipho Twala writes about her experience travelling in a Metrorail train in Gauteng Province and discovering a space with a creative blend of consciousness-raising, organising and mobilising.
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3 years ago
Meet the Union Leader: Pinky Mashiane, founder of United Domestic Workers of South Africa
Domestic workers unions in South Africa have challenged the constitutionality of COIDA, which provides compensation to workers for occupational injuries, diseases and death but excludes domestic workers.
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3 years ago
How to deal with the pain of others – Tips for educators, facilitators and researchers
As an educator and facilitator in the LRS Gender Programme, I am exposed to human trauma often. Here’s advise on how to become more resilient.
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3 years ago
The state of gender inequality in the workplace
How are things changing for women in the labour force in South Africa? Nina Benjamin, LRS Gender Programme Coordinator, takes stock of our gender equality work and the emerging issues.
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3 years ago
Meet the union leader: Philasande Mthethwa, Industrial Field Officer and Organiser at Swaziland Commercial and Allied Workers Union
At 19 years he was assaulted by a Chinese manager at the garment factory he worked and his life changed forever. Here’s Phila’s journey in trade unionism.
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3 years ago
How this worker co-operative made it in South Africa
Who needs a boss? Inside one of South Africa’s most successful worker-run businesses.
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3 years ago
Meet the union leader: Myrtle Witbooi, General Secretary of SADSAWU
Once ‘invisible’, she now fights for other domestic workers.
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3 years ago
The essentials of collective bargaining in South Africa
Like Cape Town’s weather, collective bargaining can be unpredictable. Our resources on this important union function will ensure you’re always prepared for negotiations.
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3 years ago
Can we have zero percent violence in our communities?
The latest crime statistics show our society is becoming more violent, and the poor are most affected. Unbowed by the violence, here’s how one community is responding.
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3 years ago
Interview with Nyaniso Siyana, Chairperson of LRS Board
Nyaniso Siyana is the chairperson of the LRS board. As a veteran unionist, we wanted to find out his thoughts on how our work is impacting our member unions
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3 years ago
Success Story – using a global framework agreement to organise Shoprite workers
Can a global framework agreement help a union to organise? For Swaziland Commercial and Allied Workers Union, the answer is a resounding yes.
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4 years ago
Things we know about gender violence in schools
School-related gender-based violence is rampant but preventable. Appalled, teachers are now out to change the story.
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4 years ago
Tactics for successful union negotiations
What makes a good trade union negotiator? What makes a strong bargaining case?
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4 years ago
Tell them you know how much the boss is really earning
South African MNCs in Africa: Bargaining with Multinationals guide shows union negotiators how to make better use of information on company revenue, profits and directors’ pay.
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4 years ago
The workplace isn’t safe, say health unions
Learn how we are supporting health union responses to gender-based violence in South Africa
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