South Africa

Measuring Informal Employment in South Africa: The New Quarterly Labour Force Survey

This briefing note discusses how the changes introduced in the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) will affect

Collective action in the informal economy : the case of the self-employed women’s union

The Informal Economy

Budgeting and the Informal Economy in Durban, South Africa

In 2014, 18 per cent of people employed in KwaZulu-Natal worked in an informal enterprise. In 2014/15, eThekwini’s budget was R38.8 billion...

Informal Economy Budget Analysis: eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

WIEGO’s Informal Economy Budget Analysis (IEBA) examines how government budgets address the needs and interests of different groups of informal...

Nossos filhos não recebem a atenção que merecem

Esta publicação relata os resultados de uma pesquisa em cinco cidades, que examinava o acesso das trabalhadoras informais ao cuidado de crianças...

Amplifying voice, visibility and validity. Waste pickers in Jo’burg citySouth African Labour Bulletin

The November/December 2017 edition of the South African Labour Bulletin features the article, “Amplifying voice, visibility and validity....

Organizing Informal Women Workers

Paper prepared for UNRISD Gender Policy Report.Abstract:

Dumping on Women: Gender and privatisation of waste management

Statistics on Informal Employment in South Africa

This brief summarizes statistics on employment – and, in particular, on urban informal employment – in South Africa.