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Household type and adolescent concurrent school and labour force participation in South Africa.Mvelase, Phindile 17 July 2014 (has links)
Context: The state of poverty in South Africa is a consequence of the country’s racially
segregated past. Coping mechanisms to buffer the experience of poverty have been employed by
individuals within households (Klasen & Woolard, 2000). One such coping mechanism is that of
intergenerational households. Intergenerational households are well established in South Africa,
largely seen in Black families, however very few studies have embarked on the outcomes of
adolescents belonging to these households such as concurrent school and labour force
participation (Aliber, 2003; Edmonds & Pavcnik, 2005). Intergenerational households
experience economic strain that may induce children belonging to these households to seek
employment, resulting in children not attending school, having uncompleted schooling or
concurrently schooling and participating in the labour force.
The objectives of the study are to estimate the level of concurrent schooling and labour force
participation amongst adolescents in South Africa and determine the association between
residing in intergenerational households and concurrent schooling and labour force
participation amongst adolescents.
Methods: Secondary data from the South African 2010 Survey of Activities of Young People (SAYP)
is used with the sample size of 2 650 116 adolescents aged 7-17 years. Three levels of analysis are
employed: univariate: frequency and percentage distribution tables, bivariate: Chi-square (? 2) and
multivariate: binary logistic regression.
Results: Thirty-one percent of adolescents reside in intergenerational households; 18% in multigenerational
and 13% in skip-generational households. The study found that 24.08% of adolescents
are concurrently schooling and participating in the labour force. The odds of concurrently
schooling and participating in the labour force were higher for adolescents residing in
intergenerational households. There is thus an association between residing in intergenerational
households and concurrent schooling and LFP amongst adolescents in South Africa.
Conclusion: Adolescents residing in intergenerational households have higher odds of concurrently
schooling and participating in the labour force. It is thus important to focus on the living conditions
such as the experience of poverty and household structures to which adolescents belong in order to
understand their experiences and obstacles that may potentially hinder efforts made towards youth
education and thus development in the country.
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Implementation of the child labour policy in South AfricaAsobo, Simo Mambi January 2016 (has links)
A research report submitted to the Faculty of Management, University of the Witwatersrand, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Management (in the field of Public Policy)
, April 2016 / Child labour is a social problem that affects several countries worldwide, and South Africa is not an exception. It is the result of adverse economic conditions in the country, where children feel they have to resort to finding employment in order to support their families. There is a general consensus that child labour in South Africa needs to be dealt with, and this is seen via the ratification of the two most important ILO conventions that speak to child labour. The ratification of these conventions led to the development of a child labour policy for South Africa; the Child Labour Programme of Action. However, despite the existence of this policy and its implementation, child labour continues. This report looked at how the child labour policy was implemented, and to verify if the continued occurrence of child labour was due to a disconnection between the policy as it is presented on paper, and those who are supposed to implement the policy on the ground. The report used qualitative methods, specifically documentary analysis and interviews. The documents that were analysed included the Child Labour Programme of Action, as well as its follow up documents. Meanwhile, government officials as well as members of civil society were the interview subjects. The main finding of the research is that the implementers of the policy do not have a full understanding of the policy and what it entails. And because of this they are unable to properly implement the policy to produce an effective solution against child labour. The report concludes with recommendations intended to help the government to get more out of the Child Labour Programme of Action. / MT2018
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