About ILRIG
The International Labour Research and Information Group (ILRIG) is a support organisation dedicated to research, education, training, the production of popular materials, and the provision of reflective spaces for working class movements in South and Southern Africa.
ILRIG and COVID-19
Find out more about our approach to the COVID-19 pandemic and how our work has changed in relation to lockdown.Recent Articles
South Africa’s multiple crises are a real and present danger, but there are rays of hope.
By Dale McKinley and Shawn Hattingh Harsh realities The social fabric of communities in South Africa, especially those in which the majority of the...
[RADIO PLAY] Wie’s Baas op die plaas? (Episode1)
PART 1 - English - A radio play about farm workers, by farm workers. In South Africa, Radio broadcasting is still the preferred platform of the...
South African elections 2024: what has been largely missing from the main conversations?
By Dale McKinley As we wait for the outcome of South Africa’s 2024 elections here are two key takeaways from the electoral terrain that have mostly...
Events
Art of Freedom – 2nd Gauteng Platform
22-23 June La Verna Retreat Centre, Vanderbijlpark The International Labour Research and Information Group (ILRIG) held a successful Gauteng...
ILRIG 40th Anniversary: Festival of Building Working Class Power- Popular education, Self-Organising and resistance
ILRIG hosted a 40th Anniversary Festival which included workshops, movies, seminars, poetry and theatre. The...
[Webinar] THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR: LEFT VOICES FROM UKRAINEWebinar:
THIS EVENT HAS PASSED. Watch the Webinar recording below. https://youtu.be/I-IP53lY4Go Since the start of the present Russia-Ukraine War there have...
Educational Resources
PodILRIG 1.25 – Water has no Gender, but it has an Agenda.
🎙️ PODILRIG – Newest podcast and addition to ILRIG’s grassroots popular education media. This platform serves social justice issues with a strong...
Workers World News Issue 130
Mandla Charles and Mzwandile Mkwayi.Let me say that again. Mandla Charles and Mzwandile Mkwayi. These men are heroes. These are names that should be...
2025 CALENDAR
Our team has selected and compiled a collection of radical feminist art, photography, writing, poetry and inspiration from around the world, under...