In this submission to National Treasury, submitted on 19 August 2022, the IEJ sets out its proposals for the 2023 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework. At the outset we highlight the need for fiscal policy in the country to reflect a human-rights…
On the 7 July 2022 the Department of Social Development opened for comment new draft regulations relating to the Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD). The proposed amendments purportedly aim to address a number of issues with the administration of…
Bernd Mueller, Gilad Isaacs, and Ilan StraussInternational Labour Organization20 July 2022 Summary of Chapter 4 of the Global Employment Policy Review (Second edition). Creating decent employment opportunities in developing economies is commonly (mis)conceived as only being a challenge of increasing…
This research article, authored by the Center for Economic and Social Rights’ Director of Strategy and Learning, Allison Corkery, IEJ Director, Gilad Isaacs, and IEJ alum, Carilee Osborne, draws on a year-long project to build a community of practice at…
This factsheet, produced by the Climate Ambition to Accountability Project, of which IEJ is a lead partner, aims to provide insight into: The main findings of the recent report, “Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability”, published by the Intergovernmental…
In its current draft format the South African Climate Change Bill (the Bill) fails to consistently recognise the urgency of the climate emergency and the need for a just transition in South Africa. The most glaring omission however is the…
A book containing essays written by leading experts in their fields (including the IEJ's Dr Basani Baloyi and Katrina Lehmann-Grube), exploring what it will take to achieve a just and climate-resilient transition in South Africa. The subject matter is wide-ranging—from…
The current draft amendments and accompanying draft Department of Social Development (DSD) Social Relief of Distress grant (SRD) Procedure Manual fail in certain places to reflect serious recognition of, and response to, the long-standing administrative issues and accessibility barriers of…
Using a feminist intersectional and interlinkages approach, this project closely examines policy changes that have taken place during the period of exceptionality produced by the pandemic, exploring how they may impact the future in four policy areas: macroeconomics; labour policies…
The Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) submitted the following to the Standing Finance Committee and the Select Finance Committee in Parliament is response to the Budget Review and the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) tabled by the Minister of Finance…