The Labour Market and Decent Work Agenda in Southern Africa
Author: Mkhululi Ncube
Publisher: ILO South-E Eam
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 44
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Mkhululi Ncube
Publisher: ILO South-E Eam
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 44
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Evance Kalula
Publisher: ILO South-E Eam
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 52
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Dr Dan Banik
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2013-03-28
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 1409489310
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Despite providing society with a set of crucial services, large groups of workers in the informal economy are subject to exclusion and discrimination, and their lives are characterised by various types of vulnerabilities and deprivations that result from the denial of social, economic, political and legal protection. Although not new to the development vocabulary, the informal economy has received renewed attention in recent years largely due to the ILO's 'decent work' agenda and various efforts to promote 'legal empowerment of the poor'. With an explicit focus on labour rights, the book focuses on a nuanced understanding of the regulatory and operational challenges and dilemmas related to implementing the two approaches in selected countries in sub-Saharan Africa. In addition to analyzing structures and relations of power between the formal and the informal economies, the book critically discusses the work of governments, civil society organizations and the poor themselves to address the daily challenges of living in the informal economy.
Author: Guy Standing
Publisher: International Labour Organization
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 524
ISBN-13: 9789221095132
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Anthony Black
Publisher: Juta and Company (Pty) Ltd
Published: 2016-07-01
Total Pages: 397
ISBN-13: 1775820076
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →South Africa’s high rate of unemployment (26.4%) makes it a complete outlier compared with other middle-income countries. Indeed, the unemployment rate rises to 36% if discouraged workers are taken into account. It underpins extreme poverty and inequality and is a major contributor to social dislocation. If it were not for increased social payments, poverty would have continued to increase since the advent of democracy in 1994. Unemployment also represents a huge cost to growth. This book focuses on the growth path of the economy. The starting point is that while more rapid economic expansion is an important objective, at any given level of growth, the economy as a whole needs to become more labour-absorbing. The central question posed is how to bring about changes in the economic structure and pattern of development, which would lead to the attainment of this objective. The authors argue that employment needs to be much more centrally positioned within the economic and social policy arena. They emphasise innovative approaches within a broader focus on the growth path, and employment-intensive growth. And they posit that the negative impact of previous ‘distortions’ requires much more than a levelling of the playing field via market-based reforms. Apart from presenting an alternative growth path which could start to shift the economy in new directions, the book tackles themes which have received only limited attention, such as wage subsidies, youth unemployment and employment growth in rural areas.
Author: Theo Sparreboom
Publisher: International Labour Office
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9789221249429
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Decent work - productive employment that delivers a fair income, security, freedom and dignity, social protection for families, opportunities for personal development and social integration, and equality of opportunity for men and women - is a fundamental goal for all societies. It is also a central element in the fight against global poverty and hunger. In 2008, the United Nations adopted a new target under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) "to achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all, including women and young people". This target has particular relevance for sub-Saharan Africa, where widespread poverty is inextricably entwined with a lack of decent work. Drawing on broad regional labour market analyses and country case studies, this book demonstrates how the new MDG employment indicators can be used as a basis for improved labour market and poverty monitoring as well as improved employment policy development in sub-Saharan Africa. It is argued that analysis based on the MDG employment indicators provides a major building block for employment diagnostics, which in turn serves to inform growth strategies that generate more high-quality and productive jobs.
Author: F. S. Barker
Publisher: Van Schaik Publishers
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 370
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This edition of The South African Labour Market contains an abundance of information about the South African labour market.
Author: Catharina A.J. Womack
Publisher: AOSIS
Published: 2020-12-31
Total Pages: 446
ISBN-13: 1928523536
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This scholarly book focuses on the issue of high unemployment and the challenges related thereto in South Africa. It demonstrates the urgent need for research into the contribution of job creation to poverty alleviation and economic growth. This research is relevant from a legal, economic and social sciences point of view. The main thesis of the book is to explore the influence of labour legislation on job creation. It investigates sustainability regarding employment relationships through the lens of the two primary participants: business and organised labour. This book adds value to the social justice context from both a societal and business point of view. It provides business and unionised labour a voice from which the influence of labour legislation on job creation and job sustainability can be addressed.