Joining a union shouldn’t cost you your job.
But in Lagos, workers were reportedly dismissed after organising, with termination notices issued at midnight.
When workers fear speaking out, workplaces become spaces of silence, not fairness.
The right to organise must be protected in practice.
Most of us can’t stand the smell of a dumpsite for a minute.
Waste pickers at Dandora Dumpsite spend hours there every day; facing health risks, violence, and stigma.
Yet their work keeps cities clean.
The real question: why are they still invisible?
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Flexibility, support, and honest dialogue can make a difference.
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Fuel prices go up. Workers start worrying.
In South Africa, a major fuel hike is already hitting daily life — commuting costs rising, pressure building, choices getting harder.
But layoffs don’t have to be the answer.
Workplace fatalities often reveal deeper failures in training, equipment, and accountability.
Safety at work is a basic right.
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How many workers must die before safety becomes non-negotiable?
After a worker was fatally electrocuted at Moi International Airport, unions are calling for urgent investigation and stronger enforcement of workplace safety laws.
Today, take a moment to thank them for the care and effort they put into their work.
The Workers We Walk Past – Nannies and Househelps
Many homes run smoothly because someone else wakes up early to prepare meals, clean the house, and care for children.
Nannies and househelps carry quiet but important responsibility.
Before the city wakes up, they lift bins, sort waste, and handle what the rest of us throw away.
Their labour keeps our neighbourhoods clean and healthy.
If you see them today, say thank you.
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The Workers We Walk Past – Garbage Collectors
When a garbage truck passes, many people cover their noses.
But for garbage collectors, that smell is part of the work.
If you see a guard today, greet them. A small act of recognition can make a long shift feel less lonely.
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The Workers We Walk Past
This rainy season, while neighbourhoods stay dry and comfortable indoors, security guards often stand outside gates keeping watch.
Their work keeps others safe, yet it often goes unnoticed.
Inclusive labour markets strengthen economies and dignity at work.
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When we talk about unemployment, we rarely talk about workers with disabilities.
Globally, about 1.3 billion people live with disabilities, yet only around 30% participate in the labour market.
The problem isn’t ability. It’s recruitment systems, workplace design, and stigma.
Domestic workers make it possible for many others to work. Protecting their rights strengthens the entire labour system.
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Domestic work often happens behind closed doors, but it keeps households and economies running.
Tanzania’s new national strategy to promote decent work for domestic workers is an important step toward recognition, protection, and stronger labour standards.
Inclusive governance keeps rural economies resilient.
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When farmers ask for fairness, they’re asking a bigger question.
Ghana’s cocoa farmers are absorbing income losses while decisions elsewhere go unscrutinised.
That’s not just a market issue; it’s about who carries risk, who decides, and whose livelihoods matter.
Protection builds trust and trust shapes development.
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What changes when informal workers finally feel protected?
In Tanzania, social protection is expanding beyond formal jobs to reach self-employed and informal workers. It’s a quiet but powerful shift in how the state recognises work and citizenship.
Tech doesn’t create jobs. Strong institutions do.
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Is technology finally helping job seekers find real opportunities?
Digital job platforms are reshaping labour markets in countries like Rwanda improving access to information and matching skills to jobs. But impact depends on governance.
Ending the taxation of poverty is a first step. Real credibility will depend on whether workers see better services, jobs, and protection in return.
Fair tax policy is labour policy.
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What does it say about a country when the poorest workers pay almost all the income tax?
In Nigeria, around 96% of personal income tax has come from low-income earners. That’s not a technical glitch; it’s a governance failure.
That’s not discipline; it’s control. In insecure labour markets, job hunting is survival. When workers can’t move, organise, or plan honestly, labour markets stop serving people and start trapping them.
Workers keep telling us the same thing: apply for another job quietly, get found out, get punished.
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That’s a governance shift. But wage policy only delivers fairness when backed by enforcement, social dialogue, and links to skills and social protection. Development isn’t just growth; it’s how work is valued and protected.
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Tanzania’s updated wage order recognises labour that has long been invisible; domestic work, waste management, energy roles among others.
A developmental state must align enforcement with decent work.
Regulation without worker protection is incomplete governance.
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Corporate deregistration isn’t just about compliance; it’s about livelihoods.
As Kenya moves to strike hundreds of firms off the register, workers face job loss with few safeguards, little notice, and weak coordination between regulators and labour systems.