Organizing in the informal economy: a case study of the municipal waste management industry in South Africa

Melanie. Samson

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Examines features of the municipal waste management sector in South Africa, including the legal and policy context, and describes conditions of work and collective barraging arrangements. Provides an overview of worker and employer organizations and sets out a strategy for organizing waste management workers affected by externalization and informalization and for improving conditions of work in the sector.

Keywords: trade unionization.; employers organization; informal economy; waste disposal; working conditions; outsourcing; labour legislation; collective bargaining; trade union.; syndicalisation; organisation patronale; économie informelle; élimination des déchets; conditions de travail; externalisation des activités; législation du travail; négociation collective; syndicat; sindicalización; organización de empleadores; economía informal; eliminación de basuras; condiciones de trabajo; tercerización; legislación del trabajo; negociación colectiva; sindicato (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 90 pages
Date: 2004
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