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"Half a loaf is better than nothing": The risks and resilience of day labourers in Cape Town
(Social Work (South Africa), 2019)
According to Worthington and Scherer (2004), resilience is the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or other significant sources of stress. The concept of resilience draws upon previous ...
The subjective well-being of day labourers in South Africa: The role of income and geographical location
(AOSIS, 2018)
Background: The informal economy in South Africa provides employment to large numbers
of people who would otherwise have no opportunity to earn a living. Yet informal activities,
such as day labouring, generate highly ...
Informality and the context of reception in South Africa's new immigrant destinations
(Wiley, 2017)
This study examines the context of reception for Zimbabwean migrants who are
engaged in South Africa's informal economy. It seeks to contribute to two areas of
migration scholarship: (a) the emergence of new immigrant ...
“Half a loaf is better than nothing”: The risks and resilience of day labourers in Cape Town
(Stellenbosch University, 2019)
According to Worthington and Scherer (2004), resilience is the process of adapting well in the face of
adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or other significant sources of stress. The concept of resilience draws
upon ...
Day labor, informality and vulnerability in South Africa and the United States
(Emerald, 2014)
The purpose of this paper is to compare conditions in informal day-labor markets in
South Africa and the USA to better understand the nature of worker vulnerabilities in this
market, as well as the economic conditions ...