Organizing in the informal economy: a case study of the clothing industry in South Africa

M. Bennett

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Provides an overview of the clothing industry in South Africa and examines the activities of the South African Clothing and Textile Workers Union (SACTWU) and the Self Employed Women's Union (SEWU), highlighting their achievements and failures in representing and empowering workers in the informal economy.

Keywords: trade unionization.; trade union.; informal economy; clothing industry.; clothing worker; workers representation; specific industry restructuring; collective bargaining; membership; trade union structure.; financing.; women workers; self employed.; womens organization; questionnaire; statistical table; syndicalisation; syndicat; économie informelle; industrie du vêtement; travailleur du vêtement; représentation des travailleurs; restructuration par branche d'industrie; négociation collective; appartenance; structure syndicale; financement; travailleuses; travailleur indépendant; organisation féminine; questionnaire; tableau statistique; sindicalización; sindicato; economía informal; industria del vestido; obrero del vestido; representación de los trabajadores; reestructuración de una rama industrial; negociación colectiva; miembros; estructura sindical; financiamiento; trabajadoras; trabajador independiente; organización femenina; cuestionario; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 57 pages
Date: 2003
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