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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.

1 month ago

Trade unions and Trade: The possible effects of the AfCFTA on workers in Chad

by admin African continental free trade area / chad / conditions at work / country research / decent work / organising / trade liberalisation

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is unlikely to boost intra-trade in Chad, according to our study, which recommends several measures to promote development, growth and poverty reduction in the north-central African country.

[PDF] Volunteer Food Handlers: The hands and feet of the National School Nutrition Programme

by admin care work / decent work / informalisation / National School Nutrition Programme / Power Up! / precarious employment / volunteer food handlers / women workers

The work of feeding millions of learners must be seen as work deserving of recognition, value and appropriate working conditions and salary.

5 months ago

Community members rally to support volunteer food handlers and a return to traditional nutrition in schools

by Zanele Chakela community dialogue / decent work / National School Nutrition Programme / Power Up! / precarious employment / volunteer food handlers / women workers

What will it take to create collaboration among community stakeholders to advocate for the recognition and valuing of the work of volunteer food handlers?

7 months ago

Research and strategy support for trade unions in Africa to engage with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA) agreement

by admin afCFTA / decent work / free trade agreements / trade and integration / trade unions and trade

The trade union movement has the opportunity to participate in the negotiations, policy development and implementation processes of the AFCFTA agreement and advance the decent work agenda on the continent.

7 months ago

Volunteer Food Handlers are the hands and heart of the National School Nutrition Programme

by admin decent work / National School Nutrition Programme / Power Up! / precarious employment / volunteer food handlers

The work of feeding millions of children must be seen as work deserving of recognition and value. We need decent jobs for volunteer food handlers.

8 months ago

Ten articles to read in August

by admin conditions at work / decent work / gender based violence / gender equality / trade union strategies

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.

8 months ago

Power Up! consortium intends to transform power in three key areas

by admin decent work / Power Up! / precarious employment / volunteer food handlers

In South Africa, the Labour Research Service supports volunteer food handlers in the National School Nutrition Programme to have their jobs made visible, recognised, valued and remunerated. Know more.

1 year ago

The implications of the Continental Free Trade Agreement for Africa’s development and the working class

by Trenton Elsely decent work / free trade agreements / trade and integration / trade unions and trade

Some key messages have emerged from our work with the trade union movement in Africa as it seeks to adopt strategies that promote developmental outcomes of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement.

1 year ago

How does the family and school community value the role of volunteer food handlers in meeting the immediate need of feeding school children?

by admin decent work / Power Up! / precarious employment / volunteer food handlers / women workers

Devalued, invisible, exploited and undermined, volunteer food handlers in the National School Nutrition Programme seek to be recognised and valued as workers.

3 years ago

COVID-19 and world of work: Impacts and responses

by Dr Salomé Teuteberg collective bargaining support / Coronavirus / covid-19 / decent work

The ILO’s preliminary assessment concerning the possible impacts of coronavirus on the world of work proposes a range of policy options to mitigate these impacts and facilitate strong recovery.

3 years ago

The Issue of Dignity in Health Facilities in South Africa

by Nina Benjamin decent work / gender based violence / gender eqaulity / health sector

The key infrastructure challenges for community health care workers in South Africa who form part of the Ward Based Primary Health Outreach Teams.

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

Trade unions and Trade: The possible effects of the AfCFTA on workers in Chad

[PDF] Volunteer Food Handlers: The hands and feet of the National School Nutrition Programme

Community members rally to support volunteer food handlers and a return to traditional nutrition in schools

Research and strategy support for trade unions in Africa to engage with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA) agreement

Volunteer Food Handlers are the hands and heart of the National School Nutrition Programme

Ten articles to read in August

Power Up! consortium intends to transform power in three key areas

The implications of the Continental Free Trade Agreement for Africa’s development and the working class

How does the family and school community value the role of volunteer food handlers in meeting the immediate need of feeding school children?

COVID-19 and world of work: Impacts and responses

The Issue of Dignity in Health Facilities in South Africa

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