A key factor in south africa is the skewed distribution of economic assets. The casualization of black female labour in south africa. Casualisation definition of casualisation by the free. Zimbabwes casualisation of labour leads to a new form. The casualisation of nigerian workers and the legal. Opinion casualisation of work, just like corruption, seems to have become a menace that nigerians would have to learn how to live with. Zambia weekly takes a closer look at the bills four objectives. Yet its global impact remains very smalkand, perhaps more significantly, africas share in manufacturing exports declined over the same period. Although casualization of labour is mainly for the unskilled and for those with low educational qualification, it has become a growing concern as persons with skilled and specialized training are being subject to. Informality and casualization as challenges to south africas. Casualisation of minework breeds discontent and violent protests in ghana contract work which has replaced full employment by mining companies has brought in its wake poor wages and working conditions over the years in ghana.
Another issue is that companies may be effectively taking with one hand whilst giving with another. The extent and effects of casualisation in southern africa. Employment casualization and degradation of work in nigeria. Africas share in global manufacturing increased slightly from 083% in 1970 to 0. This report explores some of the linkages between growth, poverty, inequality and the labour market in postapartheid south africa. Dissecting the negative effects of casualisation, outsourcing. But, pienaar believes that while the skills problem in south africa is exacerbated by global competition for health workers, the casualisation of nurses is an immediate problem that needs to be addressed. Maziriri, who graduated in 2010, has been employed as a casual worker at the store for the past 12 months. In spite of various efforts by organised labour movement. Casualisation in the zimbabwean labour market is a subject of great concern. The increase in casualisation in the regions labour market is a subject of great controversy. It is based on country studies in lesotho, mozambique, south africa, swaziland, zambia and zimbabwe. Legal implications of employment casualisation in nigeria. Cordeiro, antonio menezes, labour law manual, almedina cimbra, 1994.
The extent and effects of casualisation in southern africa sarpn. Refusal by the companies to address these longstanding issues came to a head couple of months ago with a violent strike. Casualisation of labour detrimental the zimbabwe independent. The body normally burns a mix of carbohydrate, as glucose, and fat for fuel. Comparative study of labour relations in african countries aws. It is even referred to as the dark continent and african peoples no. Zambia weekly there has been a lot of confusion about the employment amendment bill of 2015, and in particular about its impact on casualisation. Decidedly, while the opinion poll is not representative of the views of the whole nation, it offers some pu. The rise of casual work in nigeria african journals online. It provides a quantitative overview of farm employment in the most important labourabsorptive sectors of western cape horticulture viticulture, deciduous fruit production and vegetable growing in some key districts stellenbosch, paarl, wellington, grabouw, ceres, worcesterhex river. Peter kihara senior lecturer and chairman, department of business administration, kenya methodist university, kenya eng, dr. Ilo data suggest that over a quarter of all youth in subsaharan africa, a third of all youth in central and eastern europe, and roughly one in seven youth in developed countries are.
A gendered analysis of the casualisation of teachers work in a transitional society, durban, south africa. D department of sociology and psychology, fountain university osogbo, osun state email. On the other hand, labour has submitted to the courts, that reengagement of shorttime contracts when clearly there is work of a permanent nature is what they claim as casualisation of labour. Development of the american economy in this paper we investigate the empirical correlates of political centralization using data from the standard crosscultural sample. There is an increase of casual employees filling positions that are permanent in nature. In line with employee vulnerability in zimbabwe there is high level of unemployment and accompanying poverty. It stands at 173 out of 187 on the human development index undp 2011, and the social, economic and political rights of its population have been repeatedly disregarded.
In cases where data on casualisation was available like in south africa, the. International journal of business and social science vol. Labour casualisation and youth employment in ghanas formal private. Its rate of urbanization soared from 15 percent in 1960 to 40 percent in 2010, and is projected to reach 60. Sometime ago, there was a stampede in national stadia across the country which led to the death of. Skills shortage impact in south africa health sector. The effects of covid19 in zimbabwe and africa at large newsday may 15, 2020. Opinions about casual employment being an option for work. Casualisation has both negative and positive sides, for both workers and employers. Curbing the casual employment syndrome the guardian. Also there is the feeling that labour laws make excessive demands to pay terminal benefits to employees.
The nigerian labour market is awash with numerous troubles and because work is instrumental to mans livelihood, people go out to work under the worst of conditions. The basics of fat burning burniva natural weight loss. Fluctuations in personweeks per hectare for main farm activity types 16 figure 5. Transforming nursing policy, practice and management in. The purpose of this study is to explore in depth the extent and nature of the changes in the western cape. This paper explored casualisation of labour in academic libraries and its effect on employees. Causes, consequences and policy responses sher verick international labour office ilo and iza iyanatul islam international labour office ilo and griffith university discussion paper no. The common fact is that when companies phase out fulltime staff, they resurface as shortterm contract workers where rights to freedom of association are limited, their social entitlements are curtailed, and career paths become vague or nonexistent.
This study explores and examines the extent of casualisation in the southern african region formal sector and its impact on workers and the economy. Pdf the externalisation and casualisation of farm labour. Zimbabwe has long been considered a country in crisis. A 2010 crosssectional study found that agency nursing and moonlighting two manifestations of casualisation in nursing were common. The department of labour in south africa must therefore start to tackle casualisation and compel people who are using casual workers to pay. Daniel tetteh osabukle carleton university, canada africa is a bright continent with adequate material resources for potential autocentric development but after decades of independence, africa remains the least developed continent in the world. But the federation of food and allied workers union of zimbabwe ffwuz, a union which represents more than 50 000 members in the food. It uses the case of blue skies holdings ltd, an agroprocessing company in ghana.
This article explores the link between labour casualisation and youth employment in ghanas formal private sector. Challenges and opportunities the growth dialogue, working paper series, working paper no. Zambian government bans casualisation and unjustified termination of employment contracts news 11 january 2016 lusaka ilo news president edgar lungu at the end of 2015 signed into law the amended employment act cap 268 of the laws of zambia making casualization and unjustifiable termination of contracts of employment illegal. Casualisation in nigeria is synonymous with cheap labour and maximisation of profits. Casualization in the nigerian labour market is a subject of great concern.
A case study of kenya railways corporation ferdinand waititu master of business administration, kenya methodist university, kenya dr. The casualization of black female labour in south africa ti fenyes and p lalthapersad department of economics, vista university, mamelodi and east rand abstract black women workers in south africa are highly marginalized in that their work has been undervalued and. Percentage of houses allocated to female household heads 14 figure 4. Casualisation is a situation whereby employment shifts from normal fulltime and permanent positions, with full benefits, to casual and contract positions that benefits mainly the. Political centralization in precolonial africa philip osafokwaako, james a. Casualization and labour utilization in nigeria rasak bamidele ph. A gendered analysis ofthe casualisation of teachers work. Pdf labour casualisation and youth employment in ghanas. Harare, aug 12 2014 ips ethel maziriri, 27, holds an honours degree in social work from the university of zimbabwe, but instead of working in her chosen profession, she works as a cashier in one of the countrys leading clothing retail company. Therefore, the department of labour in south africa must start to tackle casualisation and compel people who are using casual workers to pay. Banning casualisation is not an isue, the problem is the labour laws are too old, too much corruption the union of this time are also the problem, the labour minister is very weak as well, the.
This article considers how the positive sides could be developed while allowing casual work to continue to grow. The purpose of the opinion poll was to inform the government, other key stakeholders and the general public about the opinions of various show goers regarding various issues on casualisation. The second theme focuses on the process of casualisation in nursing, specifically the relationship between moonlighting and intention to leave, the potential health system consequences of agency nursing and moonlighting, the direct and indirect costs of nursing agencies, and the characteristics of nursing agencies in south africa. Opinions on how government should deal with casualisation. How much of either depends on your physical activity and if, or what you have eaten recently. Zambian government bans casualisation and unjustified.
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