Day labourers in pretoria - Entrepeneurial spirit in action or survivors in a cul se sac?
Many of the unemployed in South Africa have to venture into the informal sector to raise income. The aim of this article is to describe the demographic and economic features of day labourers in Pretoria and to determine whether their activity in the informal sector is an exercise in entrepreneurship...
Main Authors: | P. F. Blaauw, A. M. Pretorius |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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AOSIS
2007-01-01
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Series: | South African Journal of Human Resource Management |
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Online Access: | https://sajhrm.co.za/index.php/sajhrm/article/view/109 |
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