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Healthcare workers are at risk in a society that does not value the work of caring

Lessons you can learn from our multi-stakeholder initiative to reduce violence and change perceptions about the value of care work and health workers.

Health | 2022 Sector Report

by admin company research / directors’ fees / health sector / MNC sector reports / South African multinational companies / transforming corporate governance

Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the health sector.

1 year ago

A trade union approach to addressing gender-based violence in health settings

by Nina Benjamin care economy / collective impact initiative / gender based violence / health sector / occupational health and safety

In a society that does not value the work of caring, unions can lead social action initiatives to reduce violence in health facilities by drawing a direct relationship between the devaluing of the reproductive work of healthcare workers and the rising levels of GBV in the health system.

Healthcare workers at risk in a society that does not value the work of caring

by admin care economy / collective impact initiative / gender based violence / health sector / occupational health and safety

Lessons from a pilot social action initiative to reduce violence in a health institution in Gauteng.

Health | 2021 Sector Report

by admin bargain / directors’ fees / health sector / MNC sector reports / South African multinational companies / transforming corporate governance

Trade union bargaining strategies in South African multinational companies: Revenue, profit and directors’ remuneration for the health sector.

3 years ago

Baby Moipane Ntoula, shop steward at HOSPERSA

COVID-19: Implications for healthcare workers

by admin covid-19 / health sector / meadowlands clinic pilot project / negotiate / organise

Nurses on the front lines of the health care response to covid-19 pandemic have found themselves in a tricky position, making difficult decisions about their own lives and that of patients.

4 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.

5 years ago

The trade union response to workplace violence

by Nina Benjamin collective impact initiative / frontline healthcare workers / gender based violence / gender equality / health sector / workplace violence

Gender-based violence in the healthcare sector is a priority issue. How are unions in South Africa responding?

Lekgotla’s: HOSPERSA’s journey to strengthening equality in the union, workplace and community

by admin gender equality / health sector / trade union development

The health trade union, HOSPERSA, mapped its journey strengthening equality in the union, workplace and community.

6 years ago

Ending gender-based violence in the health sector

The workplace isn’t safe, say health unions

by Nina Benjamin collective impact initiative / gender based violence / gender equality / health sector / meadowlands clinic pilot project

Learn how we are supporting health union responses to gender-based violence in South Africa

Creating a health system with zero percent GBV: Lessons from the meadowlands clinic pilot project

by admin collective impact initiative / gender / gender based violence / gender equality / health sector

The Meadowlands Clinic Pilot Project brought together all stakeholders involved in the health system in one locality to take up actions that will collectively impact on reducing the high levels of gender-based violence.

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Healthcare workers are at risk in a society that does not value the work of caring

Health | 2022 Sector Report

A trade union approach to addressing gender-based violence in health settings

Healthcare workers at risk in a society that does not value the work of caring

Health | 2021 Sector Report

COVID-19: Implications for healthcare workers

The Issue of Dignity in Health Facilities in South Africa

The trade union response to workplace violence

Lekgotla’s: HOSPERSA’s journey to strengthening equality in the union, workplace and community

The workplace isn’t safe, say health unions

Creating a health system with zero percent GBV: Lessons from the meadowlands clinic pilot project

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