Thesis (MTech (Construction Management))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2005 / Labour based technology (LBT) is a strategy popularised by intemationa I
organisations such as International Labour Organisation (lLO), United Nations
Development Progranune (UNDP) and Word Bank, to address poverty, unemployment
and infrastructure provision especially in informal urban settlements. More emphasis has
been placed on using the LBT approach in sub-Saharan countries where unprecedented
urbanisation is taking place leading to the formation of informal settlements, high levels
of unemployment as well as poverty. The LBT approach has been implemented in many
developing countries including Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. However, there is little
available evidence on the long-term impact of LBT on poverty alleviation and
employment creation opportunities.
This study examined whether the labour-based approach to delivering infrastructure
in informal settlements had impacted poverty alleviation and created sustainable
employment opportunities. The study had five main objectives namely (I) To explore the
situation of infrastructure in Oar es salaam informal settlements; (2) To eXlmine LBT
with respect to the nature and characteristics of the various forms used in practice to
understand the advantages and disadvantages of each form; (3) To identify the nature of
LBT approaches used to upgrade informal settlements; (4) To explore the extent to which
LBT in infrastructure provision can contribute to creating employment and alleviating
poverty; and (5) To examine the extent of private sector involvement and community
participation in present LBT approach in the three settlements.
Literature was reviewed on using LBT approach to deliver infrastructure in
informal settlements and its impact on poverty alleviation and creation of sustainable
employment opportunities. The residents within the Hanna Nassif, Mabatini and Tabata
informal settlements in Oar es Salaam Tanzania, were interviewed who participated in
infrastructure provision projects. Semi-structured interviews were held with the
community based organisations (CBOs), and local government authorities in the
respective settlements.
The study suggests that the LBT approach to deliver infrastructure in informal
settlements has the potential to create large-scale employment opportunities as well as
alleviate poverty. However, the extent of the effectiveness of the LBT approach to create
large-scale employment and alleviate poverty is dependant on several factors such as the
type of the project; duration of the project; the level of the wages paid, and the measure
of skills transferred
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| Date | January 2005 |
| Creators | Phoya, Sarah |
| Publisher | Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/za/ |
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