Garikanai Shoko is the Regional Education Officer for BWI Africa and the Middle East. He speaks about working with IFWEA, and his aims for worker education.
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Myrtle Witbooi, a pioneering leader of the domestic worker movement died on January 16 2023 in Cape Town at age 75. She was an iconic figure in the South African and international labour movement.
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As the FIFA World Cup is played out Qatar, join the call for a global wave of support for migrant workers amongst activists, football fans, players, sports communities and the general public.
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The Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI) General Secretary Ambet E. Yuson has released a statement from COP27 in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt, calling for “real action” from COP27 leaders.
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Ela Ramesh Bhatt, founder of Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) and a pioneer in advocating for women workers’ rights, passed away on 2 November 2022, aged 89.
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For the first time since 2019, the flagship IFWEA Youth Globalisation Awareness Programme (YGAP) was held in person, at Community House in Cape Town, South Africa.
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IFWEA Secretariat Educators Renaldi Prinsloo and Melanie Julie, attended and presented at the annual Moodle Moot Global conference this year in Barcelona, Spain. They reflect on the experience.
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Arnaldo Forty Montero Colque is Project Director at the NGO CEPRODE (Center for the Promotion of Democracy, Dialogue and Development) in Bolivia. He is part of the IFWEA study circle on C190.
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Dr. Everline Aketch is the PSI Sub-regional Secretary for English-Speaking Africa, based in Uganda. She speaks to us about her background in organising and education, why she chose to do the course, and how she found it.
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Immaculate Mbali from KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa is Provincial Secretary for DENOSA and has been part of the TOT course. She speaks about the impact it has made.
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Russian forces are cracking down on teachers and education in occupied territories in Ukraine. Education International has issued a statement condemning these actions.
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IFWEA Secretariat educators Melanie Julie and Renaldi Prinsloo’s paper on OLA has been accepted for presentation at the Moodle Global Conference “Education for the future” in Barcelona.
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Siyabulela Mama is part of the study circle on Climate Change, which he says directly relates to issues of drought and unemployment in his area of the Eastern Cape in South Africa.
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We spoke to Christy Shabeena Muthukumar, who works at the Institute of Social Development (ISD), an IFWEA affiliate in Sri Lanka, about her experiences in the C190 Study Circle.
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The Building and Woodworkers’ International (BWI), representing 12 million workers worldwide, has condemned the military junta of Myanmar for the brutal execution of four democracy activists.
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Jasen Mphepo, Executive Director of Patsime Trust, spoke about their edutainment project in Zimbabwe commissioned by IFWEA – and about a few surprises they encountered on the way.
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In a landmark decision, the International Labour Conference, held in Geneva in June 2022, has added health and safety to the ILO Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.
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The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) President Liz Shuler has issued a public statement following the decision by the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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On 23 June 2022, World Public Services Day, Publics Services International (PSI – the global union federation of workers in public services) launched Behind the Mask – an interactive online documentary.
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Bariyah Iyah, from the International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF), is part of the IFWEA Study Circle on Migrant Workers’ Rights. She speaks about her experience.
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