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Abstract: The article discusses the informalization of work in the footwear industry of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa and its impact on the lives of women workers in two factories during 1990s. The footwear industry in Pietermaritzburg, known to be the shoe city, has decreased significantly during...
This policy document was written to serve as a guide for the management and suport of workers in the informal economy in the city of Durban and forms the basis for appropriate and workable legislation.
To establish an unemployment insurance fund to which employers and employees contribute and from which employees who become employed or their beneficiaries, as the case may be, are entitled to benefits and in so doing to alleviate the harmful economic and social effects of unemployment.
This Act (among other things)provides for the core principles, mechanisms and processes that are necessary to enable municipalities to move progressively towards the social and economic upliftment of local communities.
The purpose of this document is to assist with drafitng a policy that spells out the framework within which Informal trading should occur in the City of Cape Town.
This doucment contains the by-law that was promulgated to facilitate the carrying on of Street Vending, Peddling and Hawking in Queenstown.
Centre for Social and Development Studies (CSDS) Research Report, No. 19
Abstract: Drawing on South African experiences, this paper provides a critical evaluation of the World Bank's 1997 World Development Report, ‘The State in a Changing World’. The paper sets out the Bank's conception of a ‘good’ state as it emerges from the Report. We then evaluate this conception of...
Videos / Slideshows / Audio
Millions of women work long hours, in dangerous conditions, for little pay. They are fighting for change, with the help of ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers. Watch this video to learn how.
Workers Education/Organizing Materials
This manual helps street vendors learn more about the regulations that govern public space and how to defend the right to work in public space. It describes successful actions taken by street vendor organizations. And it offers information to help you organize and negotiate with local government.
WIEGO Working Papers
Mike Rogan reviews how informal workers are taxed, why there is growing interest in taxing them, and whether they should be included in the tax net.