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

The National School Nutrition Programme is lauded as a flagship anti-poverty programme. Yet the workers who cook meals for millions of learners nationwide are classified as volunteers and paid a stipend.

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How trade unions can support volunteer food handlers

by admin National School Nutrition Programme / Power Up! / precarious employment / trade union strategies / volunteer food handlers / women workers

As key players in the school community and in government consultative spaces, trade union activists can help to make visible the work of volunteer food handlers in the National School Nutrition Programme.

[PDF] Power Up Nutrition Series | Proteins

by admin National School Nutrition Programme / Power Up! / precarious employment / school nutrition / volunteer food handlers / women workers

The Power Up Nutrition Series comprises a set of eBooks exploring the links between food and nutrition. The eBooks can assist school communities and trade union activists looking to promote and support healthy nutrition and Volunteer Food Handlers in the National School Nutrition Programme.

[PDF] Power Up Nutrition Series | Salt – A thin line between the good and the bad

by admin National School Nutrition Programme / Power Up! / precarious employment / school nutrition / volunteer food handlers / women workers

The Power Up Nutrition Series comprises a set of eBooks exploring the links between food and nutrition. The eBooks can assist school communities looking to promote and support healthy nutrition and Volunteer Food Handlers in the National School Nutrition Programme.