Historical analysis of African women workers in South Africa

dc.contributor.author	Lalthapersad-Pillay, P
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-18T12:29:15Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-18T12:29:15Z
dc.date.issued	2003
dc.identifier.citation	Lalthapersad -Pillay, P.(2003). Historical analysis of African women workers in South Africa, South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 6(2):262 -273	en
dc.identifier.issn	262-273
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18942
dc.description.abstract	The article is a detailed exposition of the history of the incorporation of African women into paid work in the South African labour market. The interlocking effects of racism, classism and sexism exposed African women to income and job insecurity. Historically, access of African women to the labour market was shaped by the gendered nature of the migrant labour system and by legal measures that restricted women’s entry into urban areas and waged work. When African women were allowed into the formal labour market, they were only allowed to undertake the low-skilled, low-paying, menial jobs, were excluded from union benefits and forced to work under exploitative conditions.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Women	en
dc.subject	Labour	en
dc.subject	Sexism	en
dc.subject	Gender	en
dc.subject	Exploitation	en
dc.title	Historical analysis of African women workers in South Africa	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.description.department	Economics	en