All publications: South Africa

ILO Working paper 86

Negotiations by workers in the informal economy

This paper provides empirical evidence from Africa, Asia and the Americas on negotiations and collective bargaining by workers in the informal economy.

What has been driving work-to-work transitions in the emerging world? A comparative study of Indonesia and South Africa

Africa

Comparative Study of Rapid Assessments of Reskilling and Upskilling Needs due to the Covid-19 Crisis

Social and solidarity economy: Social innovation catalyst in Africa?

The report illustrates and characterizes the social innovation processes carried out by Social and Solidarity Economy Organizations (SSEOs) in five African countries (South Africa, Cameroon, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia). By analysing practical...

ILO working paper 58

Diversity of practices in social dialogue in the public service in selected African countries

This report examines diversity practices and social dialogue in the public service across selected African countries. It explores approaches to promoting inclusion, equality and representation in public institutions, highlighting the role of social...

South Africa’s social and solidarity economy: Alignment of the policy with national, regional and international frameworks

Social economy

South Africa’s social and solidarity economy: A study of its characteristics and conditions

Social Economy

South Africa: Preliminary analysis of ILO mining employment data by sex

Identifying barriers to formalization

A snapshot of key challenges in South Africa’s informal economy, including in times of Covid-19, and suggested measures on how to get policies and incentive structures right

Skills Initiative for Africa Project

South Africa: Rapid assessment of reskilling and upskilling needs arising from the effects of the COVID-19

Towards a human-centred agenda: Human resource management in the BRICS countries in the face of global challenges

This book examines novel evidence of human-centred human resources management (HRM) practices in five leading emerging economies, namely Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa.

Productivity

Trends in productivity and structural changes: A comparative analysis of four emerging-market economies

This study undertaken by the Bureau for Employers' Activities of the ILO (ACT/EMP) is part of a research project to analyse the barriers to productivity growth, diversification and structural change in four selected emerging market economies...

Purchasing practices and working conditions in global supply chains: Results from field work in Bangladesh, China, India, South Africa and...

Rapid Skills Assessment Nine Country

Comparative Study

Skilling and reskilling work during Covid-19

Inforgraphics - South Africa

Informality and the Potential for South-South Cooperation between BRICS

This publication aims to promote South-South cooperation between the BRICS countries on the transition to formality from informality.

ILO Working paper 29

Public Employment Programmes in the Care Economy - The Case of South Africa

The COVID-19 pandemic and associated economic crisis have increased unemployment levels in the care economy, detrimental effects of which are felt by care workers, the majority of whom are women. The South African experience shows that Public...

Conflict

The role of business in South Africa's transition to democracy

In a climate where the role of business can be perceived with some scepticism, the story of how some key individuals and businesses intervened at critical moments in the South Africa's transition to democracy is often overlooked. In 2019 the ILO and...

SCORE Training - Promoting the capacity of suppliers in global supply chains

South Africa COVID-19 Contribution from ILO Pretoria

Concrete examples