The Global Labour University (GLU) GLU is a network of universities, trade unions and support organisations offering postgraduate programmes and courses in labour studies to trade unionists, labour activists and labour experts. Contact Us
The Global Labour University (GLU) GLU is a network of universities, trade unions and support organisations offering postgraduate programmes and courses in labour studies to trade unionists, labour activists and labour experts. Contact Us
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The GLU network has successfully established academic study opportunities for labour activists from all over the world. In so doing it has:

  • Strengthened the intellectual and strategic abilities of workers and organisations
  • Fostered stronger working relationships among trade unions
Call for Applications 2025 – Postgraduate Degree Programme

The Global Labour University (GLU) is an exciting and innovative postgraduate programme designed to equip and engage trade unionists more effectively to tackle the challenges of globalization. It offers unionists and labour activists formal post-graduate Honours and Masters degree qualifications through the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. It is a full-time coursework and research study programme located in the School of Social Sciences. 

Download here: Call for Applications 2025 – GLU Honours and Masters Degree Programme

Call for Applications 2025 – Engage South Africa short course

ENGAGE helps labour activists and trade unionists to acquire additional knowledge and tools enabling them to take an active part in public debate and the process of policy formulation and implementation. The Certificate Course, made up of six modules, constitutes the core of the activities of ENGAGE. The cause of the decade-long decline in the wage share and the requirements for a wage-led recovery path will be discussed and analysed during the training. The participants will jointly develop strategies to enforce decent work conditions along cross-national chains of production and to regulate financial markets in a way that promotes fair globalisation and inclusive societies.

For detailed information see  GLU Engage 2025 Call for Applications | Engage South Africa Short Course Application Form - 2025

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