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4 years ago
COVID-19: Implications for retail sector
As one of the few businesses allowed to operate in South Africa during the covid-19 lockdown, are retailers doing enough to ensure protection and fair compensation of workers?
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4 years ago
National Minimum Wage Commission Progress Report
Key insights, challenges, progress and prospects of the national minimum wage in South Africa.
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5 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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8 months ago
LRS insights on tackling gender-based violence in the world of work
Effective GBV strategies must work alongside shifts in workplace practices and policies.
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10 months ago
Automation, data mining and the future of retail jobs
Automation and data mining in the context of workers’ data rights is a major concern for the future, and retail unions want to see a better balance between the use of technology and the protection of workers’ privacy and rights.
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1 year ago
Mapping the legal exclusion of domestic workers from labour law in Africa
An analysis of gaps in the regulation of domestic work in South Africa, Malawi, Mauritius, Lesotho, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia.
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1 year ago
Using C190 to support the struggle against homophobic and transphobic violence in the world of work
What will it take for trade unions to use ILO Convention 190 as a tool for protecting LGBTQ+ workers and young job seekers from discrimination and violence?
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2 years ago
Ten articles to read in August
August is women’s month in South Africa, a time when gender equality and women’s empowerment take centre stage. The Labour Research Service stands with worker organisations that work tirelessly to advance women’s right to decent work.
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2 years ago
Workplace rights belong to everyone
A step-by-step guide to negotiating for inclusivity and against discrimination in the trade union and the workplace.
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2 years ago
Digital labour platforms subject global South workers to ‘algorithmic insecurity’
But platform workers are pushing back and demanding greater transparency and improved conditions.