World Bank Household Surveys For The Africa Migration Project South Africa Migration Project Report
by ALTMAN,M., 2010Research Report. Centre for Poverty Employment and Growth, Human Sciences Research Council
The Human Sciences Research Council (Human Sciences Research Council) carried out the Migration and Remittances Survey in South Africa for the World Bank in collaboration with the African Development Bank. The primary mandate of the Human Sciences Research Council in this project was to come up with a migration database. The specific activities included: •A…
read more >>Leveraging Migration for Africa: Remittances, Skills and Investments
by "Dilip Ratha S. Mohapatra, C. Özden, S. Plaza, W. Shaw and A. Shimeles", 2011The World Bank: The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Washington, DC.
International migration has profound implications for human welfare. African governments have had only a limited influence on migration related welfare outcomes, for good or ill. Improved efforts to manage migration will require information on the nature and impact of migratory patterns. This book reviews previous research, provides new analyses (including surveys and case studies) and…
read more >>Horizon Scanning in South Africa: Migration and Demographics
by CROSS, C. , 2007Research Report, Human Sciences Research Council, prepared for DFID, October 2007
Cross offers a view on potential migration patterns in South Africa, as part of a DFID Horizons Scenario exercise.
read more >>Nursing Attrition and the Work Environment in South Africa’s Health Facilities
by HALL, E.J., 2004Curationis Nov;27(4):28-36.
Hall assesses shortages of professional health workers in the public health sector. Unsatisfactory working conditions in health facilities were mentioned as one of the key aspects responsible for the shortages. Literature indicates that stress caused by unsatisfactory work environments may play a major role in em ployees’ decision to resign their jobs, in spite of…
read more >>International Perspectives and Parallels in Labour markets
by EDGREN, G., 2006Transformation Critical Perspectives on Southern Africa January 2006, pp.13- 35
The article focuses on the apartheid era which left South Africa as a ‘special case’ in the field of labour market analysis, with large gaps of human development particularly in older generations, a huge degree of under utilisation of its labour force, and difficult tensions in its industrial relations. As if this heritage were not…
read more >>Beyond ‘Lean’ Social Democracy: Labour Law and the Challenge of Social Protection
by BENJAMIN, P., 2006Transformation Critical Perspectives on Southern Africa January 2006, pp.37-57
Benjamin examines three inter-related issues that are central to policy-making on the future direction of labour market regulation in South Africa. The first of these is an examination of the impact of changes in the nature of work and the labour market on the efficacy of labour law. A second concern is to examine the…
read more >>Where to for the South African Labour Market? Some ‘Big Issues’
by ALTMAN, M. & VALODIA, I., 2006Transformation Critical Perspectives on Southern Africa January 2006, pp.1-5
The labour market landscape has changed dramatically over the first decade of democratic governance in South Africa. Of course, the most obvious change is extremely high and rising rates of open unemployment. This was partly caused by restructuring and capital intensification in traditional resource-based industries, without a concomitant growth in manufacturing or services. Historically, South…
read more >>The Absence of Gender in South Africa’s New Industrial Policy Framework
by NGANDU, S., 2008Agenda, 22:78, 199-207
Though the new National Industrial Policy Framework (NIPF) is a step in the right direction towards diversifying the South African economy away from its mineral dependency, it is silent on gender issues. South Africa’s industrial policy has never been gender sensitive. This has its roots in early industrialisation that was centred on the mining sector…
read more >>Wage Determination in South Africa: What Do We Know?
by ALTMAN, M., 2006Transformation: Critical Perspectives on Southern Africa , 60 , 2006, pp. 58-89
Wages play an important role in the broader economy from both efficiency and equity perspectives. This article considers the state of knowledge on wage determination in South Africa. It asks the following questions: Is wage setting appropriate for South Africa’s development needs? Are wages determined in alignment with employment and growth needs to achieve full…
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