Publications

A human-centered approach to Skills and Lifelong Learning: The role of Trade Unions

24 March 2021

It is important for trade unions to have skills development and Lifelong learning (LLL) on their agendas, and even more so when confronted with the many challenges created by the pandemic. In fact, skills development and LLL that are human-centered, based on ILS and the engagement of social partners through social dialogue, are key to build a better normal in the post-COVID world and trade unions need to be part of this endeavour.

Child Labour and Education for All

08 September 2014

A resource Guide for trade unions and a call against Child Labour and for Education for All.

Trade Union Pluralism and Proliferation in French-Speaking Africa

19 August 2010

Collective bargaining is the key weapon in trade union action and, in order to negotiate, workers need organizations which are free, strong, democratic and independent. However, as the ILO’s celebrations of the 60th anniversary of these two Conventions come to an end, it is regrettable to observe a proliferation of trade union organizations in a number of African countries, particularly French-speaking ones.

Global Capital Strategies and Trade Union Responses: Collective Bargaining and Transnational Trade Union cooperation

01 December 2009

International Journal of Labour Research,2009 Vol. 1, Issue 2:The new issue of the International Journal of Labour Research presents a collection of papers that analyse in detail the character of global capital strategies and their impact on workers, as well as trade union responses to these strategies, in particular responses related to the development of transnational forms of collective bargaining.

Sourcebook on Economic Literacy for Trade Unions in Africa

12 September 2008

Most people find economics boring or intimidating. They tend to think that it is an area that is best left to the ‘experts’. The truth is that we are all part of the economy–workers, unemployed people, consumers, rich and poor. We all live the economy; we enjoy its benefits and suffer its failures and, therefore, we should have some say about how it works–what are the rules, who decides, who benefits. Economic literacy means having a basic understanding of how the economy works.

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