Working Paper
The impact of the Employment Equity Act on female inter-industry labour mobility and the gender wage gap in South Africa
The Employment Equity Act No. 55 of 1998 was introduced by the South African government to address the legacy of apartheid and ensure equitable representation of black people and women in the South African labour market. Although the impacts of the...
Working Paper
The afterlife of industrial work
The COVID-19 pandemic has escalated processes of labour transition from industrial work to the informal economy, which have always characterized the life of the working poor. Exploring urban-to-rural labour transitions through a feminist political...
Journal Article
When the Lewisian dream sours
The COVID-19 pandemic has escalated processes of labour transition from industrial work to the informal economy, which have always characterized the life of the working poor. This study explores this kind of reverse transition, that is, when the...
Working Paper
Labour turnover and workers' well-being in the Ethiopian manufacturing industry
Manufacturing industry expansion is a central part of Ethiopia’s growth and transformation agenda due to its potential for accelerated economic development and large-scale job creation, in particular for women. However, the industry is experiencing...
Blog
The global distribution of routine and non-routine work – and why we should we care about it
by
Piotr Lewandowski, Simone Schotte, Albert Park
October 2020
The nature of work is changing due to technological progress, globalization, and the rapidly expanding supply of college-educated workers. At a global...