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Organizing in South Africa’s Informal Economy: An Overview of Four Sectoral Case Studies

By on January 01, 2003

Abstract: This paper brings together and analyses case studies from four sectors of South African informal economy: clothing, construction, street trading, and taxi industries. The report discusses challenges of organising informal workers, such as the complexity of informal labour relations and the fluidity of employment. Short and long term strategies for organizing informal workers are also discussed, including service provision and advocacy for better working conditions. Moreover, the importance of establishing institutional arrangements for representation of informal workers‟ organizations is emphasized.

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Goldman, Tanya. Organizing in South Africa’s Informal Economy: An Overview of Four Sectoral Case Studies. Working Paper No. 60, Series on Representation and Organization Building, , . International Labour Organization, 2003. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Goldman-overview-4-sectoral-studies.pdfGoldman, T. (2003). Organizing in South Africa’s Informal Economy: An Overview of Four Sectoral Case Studies. Working Paper No. 60, Series on Representation and Organization Building, , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Goldman-overview-4-sectoral-studies.pdfGoldman, Tanya. "Organizing in South Africa’s Informal Economy: An Overview of Four Sectoral Case Studies." Working Paper No. 60, Series on Representation and Organization Building, International Labour Organization, 2003, .Goldman Tanya. "Organizing in South Africa’s Informal Economy: An Overview of Four Sectoral Case Studies." Working Paper No. 60, Series on Representation and Organization Building (2003). https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Goldman-overview-4-sectoral-studies.pdfGoldman, T 2003, 'Organizing in South Africa’s Informal Economy: An Overview of Four Sectoral Case Studies', Working Paper No. 60, Series on Representation and Organization Building, , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Goldman-overview-4-sectoral-studies.pdfTanya Goldman, 'Organizing in South Africa’s Informal Economy: An Overview of Four Sectoral Case Studies' (2003) Working Paper No. 60, Series on Representation and Organization Building Goldman T. Organizing in South Africa’s Informal Economy: An Overview of Four Sectoral Case Studies. Working Paper No. 60, Series on Representation and Organization Building. 2003. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Goldman-overview-4-sectoral-studies.pdfGoldman, Tanya. Organizing in South Africa’s Informal Economy: An Overview of Four Sectoral Case Studies. Working Paper No. 60, Series on Representation and Organization Building. 2003. , . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Goldman-overview-4-sectoral-studies.pdf

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