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Inflation Monitor | January 2025 by LRS CPI / inflation / inflation monitor / wage bargaining The annual headline inflation rate was 3.2% in January 2025, from 3% in December 2024.
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Inflation Monitor | December 2024 by LRS CPI / inflation / inflation monitor / wage bargaining Consumer price index increased to 3% in December 2024.
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Read More4 months ago Coal workers face an uncertain future by The Conversation climate change / decent jobs / energy sector / just transition / women in energy A study examines the understanding of decent work among fossil fuel workers whose jobs will be phased out.
Trade, Employment and Trade Unions in Africa by LRS afCFTA / employment / gender mainstreaming / informalisation / social dialogue / trade liberalisation
Trade Union Informal Cross Border Trade Advocacy in Africa by LRS gender mainstreaming / informal cross-border trade / intra-African trade / policy brief / social dialogue / trade facilitation / Women in ICBT
The Real Economy Bulletin | 2024 Provincial Review by LRS employment / FDI / GDP / inflation / trade and investment
A Guide to the AfCFTA Protocol on Trade in Services by LRS afCFTA / AfCFTA Protocols / decent work / non-tariff barriers / Protocol on Trade in Services / services sector