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A socio-economic analysis of African female street traders in the Johannesburg CBD

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dc.contributor.author Lalthapersad-Pillay, Pinky
dc.date.accessioned 2015-08-18T12:28:52Z
dc.date.available 2015-08-18T12:28:52Z
dc.date.issued 2004
dc.identifier.citation Lalthapersad-Pillay, P.(2004). A socio-economic analysis of African female street traders in the Johannesburg CBD. South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 7(1):22-24 en
dc.identifier.issn 22-44
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18941
dc.description.abstract In recent years the informal sector in both less developed countries and in developing countries, including South Africa, has undergone rapid growth. In South Africa, high levels of unemployment and poverty have pushed many of the unemployed into self-employment activities in the informal sector. The informal sector is a highly diversified segment, and street trading is one type of survivalist activity. In South Africa, street trading is conducted mainly by African women, who sell mostly fruits, vegetables and cooked foods. The quintessential feature of informal sector work is its precarious nature, especially as it evades the ambit of social security and labour legislation. This article explores the nature of street trading undertaken in the Johannesburg CBD, characterised by poor working conditions, low income, extremely long hours and overcrowding. en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject Informal workforce en
dc.subject Johannesburg en
dc.subject Legislation en
dc.subject Informal sector en
dc.subject Street trading en
dc.title A socio-economic analysis of African female street traders in the Johannesburg CBD en
dc.type Article en
dc.description.department Economics en


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