The LRS provides learning interventions, resources and tools that trade unions need to prosper.
Cape Town, South Africa
Joined August 2017
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“What will be traded is our poverty.”
African trade unionists on the #AfCFTA: a labour protocol, workers’ voices in the protocols, and tripartite negotiation where workers speak for themselves.
Watch 👉🏾 bit.ly/4zw6U4b
“There is no trade without labour.”
Trade unionists from across Africa on what they are demanding of the #AfCFTA: labour provisions that protect workers, and a seat in implementation after being shut out of negotiations.
Watch 👉🏾 bit.ly/4ygxo8Z
On #InternationalWomensDay, care workers in South Africa send solidarity greetings to care workers around the world.
We are the hands that heal & hearts that hold. Honour the work that makes us whole.
Read: bit.ly/3Ni3pfg
#ValueCareWork #Decentwork #Dignity
Essential benchmarks for effective bargaining preparation.
Our latest issue of LRS Bargaining Benchmarks, a resource for union negotiators -> bit.ly/4iNCe7m
#negotiations #wages #bargaining
New law will reveal South Africa's huge pay gaps
Amendments to the Companies Act will oblige companies to disclose the gap between the lowest paid worker and the top executive.
Read -> bit.ly/48Ofq2G
#wages #MNCs #CorporateGovernance #CEOpay
#ICBT contributes to regional food security. Unions demand a simplified trade regime for women and youth traders. The #AfCFTA must not leave anyone behind.
🔗 Policy options for unions in Africa: bit.ly/3DTkojm
@SaskFi @ituc_africa #G20SouthAfrica
#ICBT contribue à la sécurité alimentaire régionale. L'#ZLECAf ne doit laisser personne de côté.
🔗 Options politiques pour les syndicats en Afrique: bit.ly/4oaAvtK
#G20SouthAfrica #equality @ituc_africa @SaskFi
Trade unions see the potential of the #AfCFTA and demand a seat at the table.
👉A trade union perspective on social dialogue in Africa: bit.ly/3XFoHoy
#SocialDialogue #DecentWork #SocialJustice #G20SouthAfrica @ALREI_Africa @SaskFi
Les syndicats reconnaissent le potentiel de la ZLECAf et demandent à être représentés aux négociations.
👉Le point de vue des syndicats sur le dialogue social en Afrique: bit.ly/44bx3rO
#DialogueSocial #JusticeSociale #G20AfriqueDuSud @ALREI_Africa @SaskFi
Aucun commerce ne peut fonctionner sans les travailleurs qui le rendent possible.
La ZLECAf doit donner la priorité aux droits des travailleurs et à un dialogue social réel et significatif.
👉🏾En savoir plus: bit.ly/4oTEXhY
👉🏾Regardez la vidéo : youtu.be/tRjcfi2zgis
No trade can function without the workers who make it possible.
AfCFTA must prioritise labour rights and social dialogue.
👉🏾Read the 9 trade union demands to G20 leaders: bit.ly/4oTEXhY
👉🏾Watch the video: youtu.be/tRjcfi2zgis
#G20SouthAfrica @cestrar @ituc_africa
Trade works best when it respects workers’ rights.
#AfCFTA Member States must honour the ILO Convention on Freedom of Association.
Trade union policy options for labour provisions -> bit.ly/3LQk0FY
#G20SouthAfrica @ituc_africa @SaskFi
Le commerce fonctionne mieux lorsqu'il respecte les droits des travailleurs.
Les États membres du #ZLECAf doivent respecter la Convention de l'OIT sur la liberté syndicale.
Options politiques syndicales -> bit.ly/3LQk0FY
#G20SouthAfrica @ituc_africa @SaskFi
Bad trade deals destroy jobs. The #AfCFTA must prioritise workers.
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Les accords commerciaux défavorables entraînent des pertes d'emplois. La ZLECAf doit donner la priorité aux travailleurs.
#G20SouthAfrica #G20 @ituc_africa
👉bit.ly/3XLc6Ac
AfCFTA without meaningful worker participation is impossible.
Read the 9 key proposals shaping a fair trade agenda for the #G20 :
👉🏾bit.ly/4oTEXhY
Listen to @ituc_africa Hod Anyigba's reflection on the AfCFTA:
👉🏾youtu.be/TbDYTSDOkY8?si=d89N…
#G20Summit #G20SouthAfrica
Workers are central to Africa’s economic future. Trade must serve people - not just markets.
The G20 can shift the balance.
👉🏾Read the 9 proposals driving fairer trade: bit.ly/4oTEXhY
👉🏾Listen to the message from the LRS:
youtube.com/watch?v=-PQ6ZJ0_…
#G20SouthAfrica #G20
Labour Research Service retweeted
#COSATU launches women in struggle exhibition at Boksburg
#COSATU Women’s Transformative Leadership Feminist School gets underway at Boksburg #GenderStruggle #GenderEquity #EqualPay #Feminism #Cosatu@40 #Cosatu40thAnniversary @SAfmRadio @CathyMohlahlana
Labour Research Service retweeted
In a world shaped by economic instability and climate crises, labor rights and social protection are still too often overlooked in G20 decision-making. Yet ensuring that every worker formal or informal has access to healthcare, a pension, and unemployment security is a matter of justice.
Member states must ratify and implement international labor standards, strengthen oversight mechanisms, and expand collective bargaining frameworks. In Africa, the establishment of universal social protection systems can no longer be delayed. This requires adequate funding, skill transfers, and concrete technical support, particularly in the context of post-COVID-19 recovery and climate adaptation.
Commitments must translate into tangible measures that meet the real needs of communities.
Consult : ituc-africa.org/IMG/pdf/fr_p…
@ituc_africa @profhod
Labour Research Service retweeted
Alone, a worker can be silenced.
Together, we are unstoppable. 💪🏾
Trade unions are not just organisations — they are the heartbeat of justice and the voice of the people.@OmarFarukOsman
Dr. Hod Anyigba calls on AU member states to add #LabourProvisions to the #AfCFTA during its fifth-year review, aligning with @ilo standards to protect workers’ rights in Africa’s single market.
Supported by @LRS_SA, @ituccafrica, & @SaskFi .
Listen now: bit.ly/4h7Llz7
