Isobel Frye

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I began my career as a commercial lawyer in Cape Town, South Africa.After some years in private practice, I followed my passion for Human Rights Law and took the lead at the Black Sash Trust Advocacy Unit. I played a crucial role in the groundbreaking Backpay case, where the South African government was instructed to pay out over R4-billion to social grant applicants due to bureaucratic delays. From there I moved I to NALEDI, the research arm of the national trade union federation COSATU. In 2006 I established the Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute (SPII), a not-for-profit research think tank that laid the groundwork for the feminist social security think tank, the Social Policy Initiative (SPI) in 2006.One of my notable contributions through SPI was pioneering a measurement of progressive realisation of socio-economic rights (SERs).
Collaborating with research institutes SASPRI and the LRS, I achieved a global first in multiple well-being measurement with the Decent Standard of Living project, an initiative that created a democratically derived definition of well-being.
I also negotiated the adoption of the National Minimum Wage legislation and currently I am a Commissioner of the National Minimum Wage Commission.I have undertaken a wealth of truly exciting consultancies on Strategy, CSI Investing for Impact and Campaigns.AND I also enjoy writing, and having great conversations with interesting people. Scroll down to my Blog and Podcast Substack link and follow me directly.Excellence, Innovation and Professionalism.

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