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

Jane. Barrett

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Provides an overview of the minibus taxi industry in South Africa and outlines the process of formalization that the industry has undergone since the mid-1990s. Investigates conditions of employment and examines the strategies of the South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) and the South African Transport and Allied Worker's Union (SATAWU) in organizing and catering for informal workers and owners in the industry.

Keywords: trade unionization.; trade union.; informal economy; road transport; transport worker; driver; workers representation; employment; legal aspect; collective bargaining; specific industry restructuring; conditions of employment; women workers; questionnaire; syndicalisation; syndicat; économie informelle; transport routier; travailleur des transports; conducteur; représentation des travailleurs; emploi; aspect juridique; négociation collective; restructuration par branche d'industrie; conditions d'emploi; travailleuses; questionnaire; sindicalización; sindicato; economía informal; transporte por carretera; obrero del transporte; conductor; representación de los trabajadores; empleo; aspecto jurídico; negociación colectiva; reestructuración de una rama industrial; condiciones de empleo; trabajadoras; cuestionario (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 59 pages
Date: 2003
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