Africa: AU Honors Women Workers On International Women’s Day 2026

Africa’s Migrant Workers Still Trapped in Exploitation, ITUC Warns

Africa’s migrant workers continue to face widespread exploitation, abuse and insecurity despite the existence of regional and global protection frameworks, the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation, ITUC-Africa, has warned. In a statement issued on December 18, by Akhator Odigie General Secretary, ITUC-Africa, the group said the continent remains a region of…

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African workers outpace global peers in GenAI adoption

African workers outpace global peers in GenAI adoption

Only 17% of respondents report using GenAI every day. Africa’s workforce is embracing artificial intelligence (AI) at a faster pace than global peers, but pressure is mounting for organisations to ramp up digital skills development as generative AI (GenAI) begins reshaping roles across industries. This is according to PwC’s Global Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey…

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Shoprite jobs platform hires workers closer to home

Shoprite jobs platform hires workers closer to home

Shoprite Group has developed and deployed a centralised digital recruitment platform that is already changing how South Africa’s largest private employer sources employees. Built in partnership with local technology SME, OTB Group, and supported through Shoprite’s enterprise and supplier development arm, Next Capital, the system matches job applicants to vacancies in stores closest to their…

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