Africa's informal workers Collective agency, alliances and transnational organizing in urban Africa

• Tác giả: Ilda Lindell
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-13: 978-1350218192
• ISBN: 978-1-84813-451-5
• ISBN: 978-1-84813-452-2
• Thông tin xuất bản: Uppsala; London The Nordic Africa Institute and Zed Books (Bloomsbury) 2010
• Mô tả vật lý: 1 electronic resource (238 p.)
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 377337
• Chủ đề: 1. Africa south of Sahara; 2. Urban areas; 3. Economic conditions; 4. Social change; 5. Informal sector; 6. Social movements; 7. Trade unionism; 8. Hidden economy; 9. Livelihood; 10. Survival strategies; 11. Case studies; 12. Africa; 13. Labour economics

Tóm tắt

Africa's Informal Workers is a vigorous examination of the informalization and casualization of work, which is changing livelihoods in Africa and beyond. Gathering cases from nine countries and cities across sub-Saharan Africa, and from a range of sectors, this volume goes beyond the usual focus on household 'coping strategies' and individual agency, addressing the growing number of collective organizations through which informal workers make themselves visible and articulate their demands and interests. The emerging picture is that of a highly diverse landscape of organized actors, providing grounds for tension but also opportunities for alliance. The collection examines attempts at organizing across the formal-informal work spheres, and explores the novel trend of transnational organizing by informal workers. Part of the ground-breaking Africa Now series, Africa's Informal Workers is a timely exploration of deep, ongoing economic, political and social transformations.