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“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 ...
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 ...
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 ...