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The true value of Volunteer Food Handlers

Four years ago, our group of Volunteer Food Handlers in Gauteng had no collective voice in discussions about their work under the NSNP. In 2024, they advocated for decent work, built allies, and secured real wins. This is their story.

2 months ago

Women care workers organise for decent work

by Nelly Nyagah care work / collective bargaining and organising / community health workers / decent work / early child educators / feminist popular education / gender equality / impact / volunteer food handlers

Transforming public care work programmes in South Africa.

6 months ago

Care work and the family in capitalism

by Global Labour Column care work / domestic labour / feminism / reproductive labour / women workers

Why essential domestic labour remains largely uncompensated and gendered.

8 months ago

An intersectional approach to addressing GBV

by Zanele Chakela care work / gender based violence / school related gender based violence / social justice / women's leadership

A conversation with Nomancotsho Pakade, Research Manager at the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation.

8 months ago

Women’s Day through the eyes of Volunteer Food Handlers

by Nelly Nyagah care work / gender equality / National School Nutrition Programme / precarious employment / volunteer food handlers / women's month

The undervaluation of care work is used to justify precarious employment for women workers in the National School Nutrition Programme.

8 months ago

The invisible struggles of women leaders

by Nina Benjamin care work / gender equality / transformative women's leadership / women's month

We advocate for transformative leadership to tackle systemic biases and entrenched masculine norms that marginalise women leaders.

8 months ago

Unlocking the true value of women’s work in school nutrition

by Matshidiso Lencoasa and Nina Benjamin care work / gender equity / National School Nutrition Programme / precarious employment / UIF benefits / volunteer food handlers / women's month

Recognising the work of the women who feed the learners in our communities is a powerful starting point in valuing care work in society.

9 months ago

Using technology to amplify voices and effect change

by Nelly Nyagah care work / digital activism / gender inequality / poverty / precarious employment / social protection / unemployment / women's month

Thabisile Miya, Coordinator at Amandla.mobi, shares her journey in digital activism, promoting economic justice, rights, and dignity for society’s most vulnerable.

11 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.

1 year ago

Victory for retail union in Malawi negotiating parental rights

by Zanele Chakela breastfeeding policies / care work / conditions at work / gender equity / Malawi / maternity leave / parental leave / paternity leave

CIAWU secured four months of maternity leave and one month of paternity leave for non-birthing parents at Massmart.

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The true value of Volunteer Food Handlers

Women care workers organise for decent work

Care work and the family in capitalism

Women’s Day through the eyes of Volunteer Food Handlers

The invisible struggles of women leaders

Unlocking the true value of women’s work in school nutrition

Valuing care work: What are the prospects for women in the National School Nutrition Programme?

Victory for retail union in Malawi negotiating parental rights

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