September 2023, Asian Labour Review - Logistics and transportation workers are among the most militant workers in the world. By exercising their disruptive power to stop the flow of goods and services during strikes, they have the capacity to paralyse whole industries and show immense power. But realizing such power... read more →
Sep
26
Aug
28
IFWEA spoke to Refilwe Lekwape from the Izwi Domestic Workers Alliance about her experience with the Digital Skills course: My name is Refilwe Lekwape and I am currently doing my Honours degree in Development Studies at the University of Johannesburg. I am currently doing my research on domestic workers at... read more →
Aug
24
August 2023 - The pursuit of decent employment and equal opportunities for women is a crucial aspect of gender equality and social development. The barriers and challenges that women face in accessing the same employment opportunities as men can have far-reaching implications for both their personal lives and the broader... read more →
Aug
07
Muhammad Tajammal Aziz joined the Labour Education Foundation (LEF) in Pakistan as a project coordinator and since then has been working with the brick-kiln workers community, a vulnerable labour sector working under bonded circumstances (although the Bonded Labour System Abolition Act 1992 prohibits all forms of modern slavery). He is... read more →
Jul
10
Juan Carlos has run a Training for Trainers course to promote alliances for a Just Energy Transition, aimed at participants from Latin America. The course was developed by Programa Laboral de Desarrollo (PLADES) with the educational support of Hernan Benitez, PLADES Chief Education Officer. Juan Carlos speaks about the process and... read more →
Jul
09
IFWEA is holding a bursary competition for YGAP 2023. Four bursaries are available which will cover course fees, air travel, meals, and accommodation for the immersive YGAP experience which will take place between 9 and 20 September 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa. In order to enter the competition, you... read more →
Jun
28
June 2023 - To coincide with Pride Month in June 2023, IFWEA affiliate the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has joined ILGA World, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association. In a statement, ITF said: "The ITF’s affiliation is part of our rock-solid commitment to recognising, defending and... read more →
Jun
03
The 24th international General Conference of IFWEA will take place in Cape Town, South Africa, between Monday 4 December to Friday 8 December 2023. The theme of the 24th General Conference will be “Education for Empowerment”. IFWEA’s highest decision making body is the international General Conference, which meets every four... read more →
May
28
IFWEA affiliate StreetNet celebrates 20 years in 2023. We spoke to founder Pat Horn, based in Durban, South Africa, about the inspiration for starting the organisation, and she shares her experiences and learnings: You are the founder of StreetNet, together with founding administrator Nozipho Lembethe. What was the inspiration for... read more →
May
15
Rocío Campana Campos - PERÚ Círculos de Estudio de IFWEA – PLADES Actualmente estoy a cargo de la Coordinación y Facilitación de los Círculos de Estudio de IFWEA en Perú, ejecutados por PLADES (Programa Laboral de Desarrollo). Desde el año 2020 se viene desarrollando el Círculo sobre el C190 OIT... read more →
May
09
Rocío Campana Campos from PLADES (Programa Laboral de Desarrollo) in Peru writes about her experience with IFWEA Study Circles: I am currently in charge of the Coordination and Facilitation of IFWEA Study Circles in Peru, executed by PLADES (Programa Laboral de Desarrollo). Since 2020, the study circle on the ILO’s... read more →
Apr
29
May 2023 - May Day 2023 provides a moment to reflect on the enormous challenges to people and the planet, says ITUC in a statement - "challenges that can only be overcome with a vibrant trade union movement at the heart of the economy and society, and a new social... read more →
Apr
24
April 2023 - On 9 March 2023, Elizabeth Tang, General Secretary of the International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF), was arrested by the Chinese National Security Police under allegations of endangering national security. She remains out on bail until 24 April as the police continue their investigation. Alongside the IDWF, WIEGO... read more →
Apr
07
March/April 2023 - The Building and Wood Workers' International (BWI) is immensely vocal in its condemnation of the military junta's atrocities against trade unionists in Myanmar. In a desperate effort to hold onto power and crush the democratic resistance, the military junta has been systematically persecuting Myanmar's broad trade union... read more →
Apr
06
IFWEA affiliate StreetNet facilitated a course for women negotiators members of their affiliate organization SLeTU, based in Sierra Leone. The goal of these courses, which have been run for several years, is to strengthen the capacity of members and affiliates to interact with authorities and institutions. However, this was the first... read more →
Mar
27
March 2023 - Protests are often "testosterone-fuelled events", as the Guardian newspaper puts it, but women are at the forefront of current pension protests in France. With childcare and more part-time jobs, France’s women have to work longer for smaller pensions than their male colleagues, and their anger is rising.... read more →
Mar
01
Tracy Adhiambo is a secretary for the Amalgamated Union of Kenya Metal Workers. Last year she was part of a youth group that received strategic ICT training from IFWEA through a collaboration with IndustriALL. Part of the training involved learning how to make a database for Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs)... read more →
Feb
28
February 2023 - "One year since it launched its illegal and brutal invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s campaign of murder and terror against the Ukrainian people continues, with the complicity of Belarus." So says the ITUC in a statement released to coincide with the marking of a year since the brutal... read more →
Feb
16
Nina Langit-Garcia is based in the Philippines, and she joins the IFWEA Secretariat as an Educator/Online Education Assistant. We asked Nina how she came to be involved in workers’ education, and what she is looking forward to this year: Tell us a bit about your background, and how you came... read more →
Jan
31
January 2023 - Leaders of independent trade unions have been sentenced by a court in Belarus to harsh prison terms up to nine years on politically motivated charges. At least 16 leaders and activists of independent unions have already been sentenced to lengthy prison terms or restriction of freedom. This... read more →