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

M. Bennett

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

M. Bennett

SEED working paper (Geneva, Switzerland), no. 37, ILO

2003

Abstract

trade unionization

trade union

informal economy

clothing industry

clothing worker

workers representation

specific industry restructuring

membership

trade union structure

financing

women workers

self employed

womens organization

questionnaire

statistical table

Collective Bargaining

South Africa

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.

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Title: Organizing in the informal economy; a case study of the clothing industry in South Africa
Creators: M. Bennett
Contributors: InFocus Programme on Boosting Employment through Small Enterprise Development
International Labour Organization. Job Creation and Enterprise Development Department
Publisher: ILO; Geneva
Date published: 2003
Series: SEED working paper (Geneva, Switzerland); no. 37
Number of pages: x, 57 p. :
Language: English
Asset Type: working paper
Record Identifier: 995328535802676