Global Fairness Initiative

10/15/2026

Honored to see Reema Nanavaty, Director of the Self Employed Women's Association-SEWA, receive the Hillary Rodham Clinton Award for Advancing Women in Peace and Security at Georgetown University. We are continually inspired by SEWA’s incredible work and proud to work alongside them.

Reema was honored alongside visionary leaders Muhammad Yunus, Tory Birch, and Muna Sukhtian.

Learn more about the awards: https://giwps.georgetown.edu/events/the-2026-hillary-rodham-clinton-awards-ceremony-for-advancing-women-in-peace-and-security/

10/15/2026

Our recent study, The Future of Work: Worker Organizing and Power in Africa’s Informal Economy, spotlights how worker groups are mobilizing unique power resources.

This case study explores how the Kenya National Waste Pickers Welfare Association () is framing waste-pickers and recyclers as a key link in the transition to a green economy.

Check out the case study: https://www.inclusivelabor.org/publications/0017c99c-6667-451b-a1a2-5244a6910567

10/13/2026

Partnerships with trade unions and civil society are central for worker groups to mobilize resources, build capacity, increase visibility, and improve working conditions.

For newer worker groups, partnerships with trade unions include benefits like access to office space, capacity-building in organizing, and help resolving internal disputes. However, large established unions can come across as slow to react to rapidly changing work trends.

Union and civil society partnerships are successful when they are co-designed as equal partners. Yet CSOs should be mindful to avoid asymmetrical partnerships, unequal representation and duplication of efforts.

Learn more in our recent report: https://www.inclusivelabor.org/publications/6127e30e-faee-4fb7-b74e-3deb35360a4c

10/08/2026

Our recent study, The Future of Work: Worker Organizing and Power in Africa’s Informal Economy, spotlights how worker groups are mobilizing unique power resources.

In this case study, see how the Amalgamated Union of App-based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON’s) hybrid digital and in-person mobilizing strategy has helped to improve drivers’ security.

Read more: https://www.inclusivelabor.org/publications/95af9dcf-785f-4e59-b058-5b38a6d39439

10/06/2026

Digital organizing has become the most widely used organizing tool for worker groups, enabling rapid updates, mobilization and scalable digital power.

But it risks digital exclusion because of high connectivity costs and digital literacy gaps and is best when complemented with face-to-face opportunities.

Learn more in our recent report, ‘The Future of Work: Worker Organizing and Power in Africa’s Informal Economy.’

https://www.inclusivelabor.org/publications/6127e30e-faee-4fb7-b74e-3deb35360a4c

10/05/2026

"When I travel on the bus to New Castle, I am always preaching about SADSAWU.”

Over a decade ago, Gladys joined the South African Domestic Service and Allied Workers Union (SADSAWU) after a woman on her bus commute convinced her to try a workshop.

It was one of the best decisions she’s made, she says. SADSAWU fights for the rights of domestic workers across South Africa by organizing and educating employed domestic workers.

Glady’s story: https://www.inclusivelabor.org/community-voices/stories/more-than-just-housework

10/01/2026

Our recent study, The Future of Work: Worker Organizing and Power in Africa’s Informal Economy, spotlights how worker groups are mobilizing unique power resources.

This case study highlights how the Federation Of All Uganda Migrant workers Association unites diverse migrant worker groups through a federation structure, and develops strategic partnerships with government, multi-laterals, and media.

Through a multi-pronged strategy, FAUMA facilitates vital services and support for Ugandan workers before and after working abroad.

Case Study: https://www.inclusivelabor.org/publications/014b4d1b-63b9-4882-914c-2e2217fe7e48

09/28/2026

Workers wield power in many ways, and they develop their strategies in response to available resources, goals, opportunities and constraints of the situation at hand.

Our recent study, conducted with Emperiks and numerous worker groups, found that the strategic combination of tactics such as public protest, advocacy, and solidarity efforts is most effective.

Effectiveness also depends on implementation, including timing, level of member mobilization, alignment with public sentiment, and media visibility. Lawsuits are particularly effective for migrant workers and those in home or isolated environments.

"The Future of Work: Worker Organizing and Power in Africa's Informal Economy"
https://www.inclusivelabor.org/publications/6127e30e-faee-4fb7-b74e-3deb35360a4c

09/25/2026

The world of work is changing rapidly, from the rise of the platform economy, to growing demand for care services, rising levels of labor migration, and the pressures of climate change across sectors.

How are workers organizing in response to these pressures?

Our new report, authored with Emperiks and in consultation with worker groups in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda and South Africa, explores this critical question.

Learn more: https://www.inclusivelabor.org/publications/9d5b47dc-eb1a-452e-8beb-c0b02080c797

Full report: https://www.inclusivelabor.org/publications/6127e30e-faee-4fb7-b74e-3deb35360a4c

Special thanks to:
Domestic Services Workers Union Ghana Amalgamated Transport and General Worker's Union Central Organization of Trade Unions - COTU - Kenya Federation Of All Uganda Migrant workers Association
Federation of Informal Workers Organisation of Niger ia, FIWON
ITF - International Transport Workers' Federation Kenya Union of Domestic, Hotels, Education Institutions & Hospital Worker National Union of Hotels & Personal Services Workers South African Domestic Service and Allied Workers Union (SADSAWU) Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) Solidarity Center University Of Cape Coast (UCC) , National E-Hailing Federation of South Africa, Digital Transport Workers Union of Ghana, Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON), Coastal Digital Drivers Association, Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), Data Labellers Association, Digital Boda Drivers and Deliveries Association of Kenya, Digital Content Creators Association of Kenya, Domestic Service Workers Union (DSWU), Domestic Workers Union of Uganda, Go Online Drivers Network Association (GODNA), Informal Economy Workers’ Forum (INFORUM), Motor Cycle Couriers Union of Ghana (MCUG), National E-Hailing Federation of South Africa (NEFSA), National Union of Mine Workers, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Platform for Labor Action (PLA), Rural Women Empowerment Network (RUWONET), Trades Union Congress (TUC), Union of Informal Workers (UNIWA), Western Cape E-hailing Association (WCEA), Kpone Landfill Waste Pickers Association, Kenya National Waste Pickers Welfare Association (KENAWPWA), Young Farmers Federation of Uganda, Centre for Transformative Regulation of Work (CENTROW), International Lawyers Assisting Workers Network (ILAW), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Solidarity Center, the Casual Workers Advice Office, , Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO)

09/17/2026