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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 ...
“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
recyclables ...
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 ...
Happy in the informal economy? A case study of well-being among day labourers in South Africa
(Clute Institute, 2013)
Past research provided evidence of the negative effect that individual unemployment can have on subjective well-being. The persistent high levels of unemployment and poverty in South Africa have been well documented. Many ...
“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 ...
Investigating the subjective well-being of the informally employed: a case study of day labourers in Windhoek and Pretoria
(OASIS, 2020-06-11)
Orientation: Day labouring is becoming more frequent in developing countries. Long spells of
unemployment and the uncertainty of informal wage employment impact negatively on the
subjective well-being (SWB) of day ...
Enabling factors for the existence of waste pickers: A systematic review
(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 ...
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 ...