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2 months ago
Valuing care work: What are the prospects for women in the National School Nutrition Programme?
by Nina Benjamin care economy / care work / National School Nutrition Programme / precarious work / volunteer food handlers
Recognising Volunteer Food Handlers as deserving of decent work is an important starting point for establishing a society that truly values care work.
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5 months ago
Access Granted – Volunteer Food Handlers secure UIF benefits in a successful campaign
by Nelly Nyagah care work / impact / National School Nutrition Programme / social protection / volunteer food handlers / vulnerable work / women organising strategies
A group of Volunteer Food Handlers in Gauteng demanded that schools and the labour department ensure timely access to their UIF benefits.
Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) Fact sheet
by LRS care work / National School Nutrition Programme / social protection / UIF benefits / UIF fact sheet / volunteer food handlers / vulnerable work
Everything a Volunteer Food Handler should know about UIF benefits.
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9 months ago
Access denied | A woman worker’s struggle for social protection
by Zanele Chakela care work / informalisation / Power Up! Initiative / precarious employment / volunteer food handlers
This video shows the stark realities of Elizabeth and Lehlohonolo, two working-class people who face an extraordinary challenge – access to their UIF benefits.
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11 months ago
VIDEO: A day in the life of Volunteer Food Handler
by Zanele Chakela care work / impact / precarious employment / volunteer food handlers / vulnerable workers
We learn about the issues facing the workers who prepare and serve meals to learners under the National School Nutrition Programme through the eyes of Khuli Gumede, a Volunteer Food Handler in Gauteng.