We thank Annamie Vaneste for assisting with the development of the child grant questionnaire, Kob... more We thank Annamie Vaneste for assisting with the development of the child grant questionnaire, Kobus Herbst of the Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies for data management, and Shirin Motala, Lawrence Haddad, and seminar participants at the School of Development Studies, University of Natal, for helpful comments. Case acknowledges funding from the National Institutes of Health and the MacArthur Foundation. Hosegood acknowledges funding from The Wellcome Trust, UK through grants to the Africa Centre
Pensions for South Africans Valerie Moller Frances Lund. 1993. State social benefits in South Afr... more Pensions for South Africans Valerie Moller Frances Lund. 1993. State social benefits in South Africa. International Social Security Review, 46, i, 5-25. Elisabeth Ardington and Frances Lund, 1995. Pensions and development: social security as complementary to programmes of reconstruction and development. Development Southern Africa, 12, 4, 557-577Does South Africa's social security system have a role to play in eliminating inequality and poverty in South Africa, a key aim underlying the country's reconstruction and development programme in the post-apartheid era? The transition to democratic government has made urgent the concern to overcome the poverty and inequality which have beset South Africa. Since the first democratic elections in April 1994, much energy has been invested in the planning and design of ambitious programmes of social and economic development for the country, the most notable being the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP). In the first article, ...
... The inability of many informal workers to bear such costs associated with poor health was fou... more ... The inability of many informal workers to bear such costs associated with poor health was found in the PSS surveys in Ghana (ILO 2004) and the ILO supported surveys in the ... One good and well used example is the model developed by the Health and Safety Executive in ...
New solutions : a journal of environmental and occupational health policy : NS, Jan 12, 2016
The majority of workers in the global south, and increasing numbers in the north, work in the inf... more The majority of workers in the global south, and increasing numbers in the north, work in the informal economy. Most are de facto or de jure excluded from services and regulation of occupational health and safety. Significant recent improvements in classification of status of informal employment have enabled improved labor force data; it has not been matched by progress with data collection on work-related risks, hazards, and health outcomes for informal workers. This special edition describes some of the risks and hazards, but focuses on strategies and interventions-such as taking occupational health and safety services to markets where informal workers operate, legal reforms, and designing appropriate equipment. The diversity of occupations and work places (many in public space) mean that new stakeholders such as local municipalities, informal workers associations and unions, as well as health professionals, need to be considered when striving for a more inclusive occupational hea...
NEW SOLUTIONS: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy, 2016
Large numbers of workers worldwide work informally. Yet the discipline and practice of occupation... more Large numbers of workers worldwide work informally. Yet the discipline and practice of occupational health and safety covers largely only formal workers, in formal work places. A comprehensive approach would have to take into account specific hazards faced by those in different occupations, working in "atypical" work places. Local authorities exert significant influence in the provision of infrastructure that impacts on health and safety, such as water and sanitation. Examples from Brazil and Ghana show that positive interventions are possible so long as informal workers are recognized as contributing to the economy. A more inclusive occupational health and safety is most likely to happen in contexts where informal workers have an organized voice and where there are responsive health and safety personnel who understand that the world of work has changed. Some policy interventions that impact on healthy and safe work will need to involve multiple stakeholders and institutions.
... Men and 139 Women in Six Latin American Countries Jaime Tenjo Galarza, Rocio Ribero Medina an... more ... Men and 139 Women in Six Latin American Countries Jaime Tenjo Galarza, Rocio Ribero Medina and Luisa Fernanda Bernat Diaz ... Economy Frances Lund Chapter 8 Women, Informal Employment and Social 255 Protection in Latin America Armando Barrientos Chapter 9 ...
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The aim of this article is to identify some of the difficult areas in researching the South Afric... more The aim of this article is to identify some of the difficult areas in researching the South African social security system, and to offer suggestions as to the kind of further research that is needed to improve our understanding over time. The article starts with a brief ‘tour’ through some of the articles dealing with the subject that have already appeared in Development South Africa, with a view to showing their relationship to each other and to the main data sets which have been used. This is followed by sections on the size of pension income relative to other sources of income; the use of the term ‘transfer income'; the relationship between policy design and socio‐economic behaviour; and some difficulties when comparing different government expenditures on welfare. It is hoped that this will contribute to a more careful analysis and interpretation of existing research, as well as the more precise formulation of social security research in future.
We thank Annamie Vaneste for assisting with the development of the child grant questionnaire, Kob... more We thank Annamie Vaneste for assisting with the development of the child grant questionnaire, Kobus Herbst of the Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies for data management, and Shirin Motala, Lawrence Haddad, and seminar participants at the School of Development Studies, University of Natal, for helpful comments. Case acknowledges funding from the National Institutes of Health and the MacArthur Foundation. Hosegood acknowledges funding from The Wellcome Trust, UK through grants to the Africa Centre
Pensions for South Africans Valerie Moller Frances Lund. 1993. State social benefits in South Afr... more Pensions for South Africans Valerie Moller Frances Lund. 1993. State social benefits in South Africa. International Social Security Review, 46, i, 5-25. Elisabeth Ardington and Frances Lund, 1995. Pensions and development: social security as complementary to programmes of reconstruction and development. Development Southern Africa, 12, 4, 557-577Does South Africa's social security system have a role to play in eliminating inequality and poverty in South Africa, a key aim underlying the country's reconstruction and development programme in the post-apartheid era? The transition to democratic government has made urgent the concern to overcome the poverty and inequality which have beset South Africa. Since the first democratic elections in April 1994, much energy has been invested in the planning and design of ambitious programmes of social and economic development for the country, the most notable being the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP). In the first article, ...
... The inability of many informal workers to bear such costs associated with poor health was fou... more ... The inability of many informal workers to bear such costs associated with poor health was found in the PSS surveys in Ghana (ILO 2004) and the ILO supported surveys in the ... One good and well used example is the model developed by the Health and Safety Executive in ...
New solutions : a journal of environmental and occupational health policy : NS, Jan 12, 2016
The majority of workers in the global south, and increasing numbers in the north, work in the inf... more The majority of workers in the global south, and increasing numbers in the north, work in the informal economy. Most are de facto or de jure excluded from services and regulation of occupational health and safety. Significant recent improvements in classification of status of informal employment have enabled improved labor force data; it has not been matched by progress with data collection on work-related risks, hazards, and health outcomes for informal workers. This special edition describes some of the risks and hazards, but focuses on strategies and interventions-such as taking occupational health and safety services to markets where informal workers operate, legal reforms, and designing appropriate equipment. The diversity of occupations and work places (many in public space) mean that new stakeholders such as local municipalities, informal workers associations and unions, as well as health professionals, need to be considered when striving for a more inclusive occupational hea...
NEW SOLUTIONS: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy, 2016
Large numbers of workers worldwide work informally. Yet the discipline and practice of occupation... more Large numbers of workers worldwide work informally. Yet the discipline and practice of occupational health and safety covers largely only formal workers, in formal work places. A comprehensive approach would have to take into account specific hazards faced by those in different occupations, working in "atypical" work places. Local authorities exert significant influence in the provision of infrastructure that impacts on health and safety, such as water and sanitation. Examples from Brazil and Ghana show that positive interventions are possible so long as informal workers are recognized as contributing to the economy. A more inclusive occupational health and safety is most likely to happen in contexts where informal workers have an organized voice and where there are responsive health and safety personnel who understand that the world of work has changed. Some policy interventions that impact on healthy and safe work will need to involve multiple stakeholders and institutions.
... Men and 139 Women in Six Latin American Countries Jaime Tenjo Galarza, Rocio Ribero Medina an... more ... Men and 139 Women in Six Latin American Countries Jaime Tenjo Galarza, Rocio Ribero Medina and Luisa Fernanda Bernat Diaz ... Economy Frances Lund Chapter 8 Women, Informal Employment and Social 255 Protection in Latin America Armando Barrientos Chapter 9 ...
Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 03768359908440061, Feb 27, 2008
The aim of this article is to identify some of the difficult areas in researching the South Afric... more The aim of this article is to identify some of the difficult areas in researching the South African social security system, and to offer suggestions as to the kind of further research that is needed to improve our understanding over time. The article starts with a brief ‘tour’ through some of the articles dealing with the subject that have already appeared in Development South Africa, with a view to showing their relationship to each other and to the main data sets which have been used. This is followed by sections on the size of pension income relative to other sources of income; the use of the term ‘transfer income'; the relationship between policy design and socio‐economic behaviour; and some difficulties when comparing different government expenditures on welfare. It is hoped that this will contribute to a more careful analysis and interpretation of existing research, as well as the more precise formulation of social security research in future.
Provides an overview of the need for social protection of women workers in the informal sector. S... more Provides an overview of the need for social protection of women workers in the informal sector. Sketches some innovative approaches to social protection that have been undertaken by governments, community-based organizations and other non-governmental bodies; identifies gaps and priorities for future research, development programme and policy.
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