Trade Union Campaigns

Capetown 17, 18, 19 March 2009:  Decisions for Life project's kick off meeting for Southern Africa. See Agenda.

Decisions for Life Campaign Photos - South Africa

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• E-Publication Bargaining Monitor(LRS) of May 2011 Reflecting on Decisions for Life Campaign
  
• COSATU statement for Women’s Day, COSATU website  7 August 2009
• The Shopsteward, COSATU magazine, page 35
• Young women discuss opportunities in the world of work, COSATU Daily News
• SASBO prominent at Cape Town Fair, SASBO News magazine, page 3
• ITUC Decisions for Life project report, SACCAWU website
• Organizing Young Workers, SACCAWU website
  
• Young women bringing new life into the trade union movement!, LRS Bargaining Monitor, page 9 LRS, Labour Research Service.
• A focus on young workers, Labour's Role in Implementing NSP Goal 2, page 17
• Article from Labour Bulletin “Young women join hands for a decent life” (pdf, 1.90MB)

• Download (pdf, 1.27MB)
  

Johannesburg, 8th March 2010: Raising DFL campaign awareness on International Womens day, with the young women at Wits University.

• The report with photos  (134kb, pdf)

• View / Download:  The Durban Wellness Day Report (2648, pdf)
  

• SA Going forward  (power-point)
• SA Plotting our path  (power-point)

• Alternatives to unemployment - detailed practical info.
  
• DFL Career Information Session Poster
• DFL Nyanga Information Session Poster
• CV-Template
• Volunteer Centre Application Form
  

A weekly presentation of international labour news is being organized on the Internet.

The audiocast - called Solidarity News - available on RadioLabour.net every Monday morning; since February 1st, 2010.

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July 14, 2009: Interviews with women workers from the SABC's march

As part of the Decisions for Life Campaign, Nosipho Twala interviewed a group of young women participating in the South African Broadcasting Corporation's (SABC) march on July 14, 2009.

• Download the interviews (doc - 29.5 Kb)

• See the photos
  

The South Africa trade union Campaign team, consisting of young women workers and officials, is a very strong and dynamic team.  They are working towards a public launch of the DFL campaign in Johannesburg on 29 August which coincides with the Women’s month in South Africa. More>>

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The 'Library section' is full of such downloadable materials.

Meet the fresh faces of Decision For Life (DFL) team in South Africa!

Presentations produced by the TU campaign team of South Africa:

• ILO Maternity Protection Convention 183 presentation
  

• Call Centres - presentation

Spotlight Interview with :

• Thulile Motsamai (SACCAWU) 7, March 2011

• Nina Nyembezi (LRS- South Africa) 16, October 2009

Trade Union Campaigns :

Trade Union Fair for Young Women - June 2010

A Trade Union Fair organised around the theme of "Young Women Entering the World of Work"  held in Athlone, Western Cape on June 5.