Browsing Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences by Subject "informal economy"
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Enabling factors for the existence of waste pickers: a systematic review
(Stellenbosch University, 2016)The paper reports on a systematic review research process to determine the enabling factors for waste pickers to operate in the informal economy in South Africa. Twenty-eight South African journal articles, theses and ... -
Getting to know the Amakwerre-kwerre: the socioeconomic circumstances of Zimbabwean day labourers in South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)Over the past decade, in the face of volatile economic conditions at home, there has been an influx of Zimbabweans into South Africa looking for work and a better life. Many of these jobseekers have moved into the day ... -
"I would rather have a decent job": potential barriers preventing street waste pickers from improving their socio-economic conditions
(AOSIS, 2016)As a result of the high levels of unemployment in South Africa, many unskilled people are forced to resort to a variety of income-generating activities in the informal economy. The activity of collecting and selling ...