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Identifying the prospects of job creation along the value chain of plastic recycling
(2021)
South Africa is faced with a triple threat of poor economic growth, poverty and unemployment. Concurrently, the production of waste is increasing predominantly among urban areas. If catered for, the informal recycling ...
Townships to CBD: The project of ten informal traders in the formal economy of Cape Town, Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
The Quarterly Labour Force survey by Statistics South Africa (2019) portrays a very bleak future for the South African economy and labour force. The unemployment rate is 27.6% and youth unemployment stands at 55.2%. The ...
An assessment on social protection interventions for informal street traders in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Social protection focuses on defending and assisting those who are weak, marginalized, or facing risks. (Browne, 2015). The unemployed, poor children and women, elderly people, and persons with disabilities, as well as ...