PROG 2017-2021_Outcome_Organizations of people in precarious living conditions have contributed to the improvement and the enforcement of labour rights and the right to social protection, including the right to health, with attention to the interests of both men and women.

The programme in South Africa focusses both on ILO pillar 2 and 3 of decent work, i.e. on improving access to labour rights and the right to social protection and health for the beneficiaries and members of our partners’ organisations. The beneficiaries are people in precarious living and working conditions, mainly farm workers, domestic workers and casual/temporary/informal workers that try to organize themselves to change their circumstances and to demand their rights. A specific focus is put on the most vulnerable, e.g. migrant workers, women workers and young workers. Our partners provide education and information on rights, on organizing and on the political and socio-economic context; they build the confidence and empower their members/beneficiaries, specifically women, and stimulate them to unite in order to demand their rights and shift unbalanced power relations in society. In addition to mobilizing communities and workers, our South African partners will also try to have an impact on decision making processes and the drafting, amending and enforcing of new and existing laws. They will do so through participating in social dialogue or advocating for the creation of broad based social dialogue or collective bargaining platforms, accessible to vulnerable groups. They will support active community participation and awareness and they will try to make the voices of precarious workers and communities heard.