Beyond the formal economy: meeting young people where they're at
SOURCE: HSRC Review
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2021
TITLE AUTHOR(S): A.Teagle
KEYWORDS: COVID-19, EMPLOYMENT, FORMAL ECONOMY
DEPARTMENT: Impact Centre (IC), Impact Centre (PRESS), Impact Centre (CC)
Web link: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/review/hsrc-review-march-2021/beyond-the-formal-economy
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 11975
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/16005
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/16005
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2021
TITLE AUTHOR(S): A.Teagle
KEYWORDS: COVID-19, EMPLOYMENT, FORMAL ECONOMY
DEPARTMENT: Impact Centre (IC), Impact Centre (PRESS), Impact Centre (CC)
Web link: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/review/hsrc-review-march-2021/beyond-the-formal-economy
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 11975
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/16005
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/16005
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Abstract
Does the notion of the proper job and terms like formal and informal employment make sense in the world today? Are our ways of thinking about work preventing us from supporting young people's livelihoods? At a recent webinar, the HSRC's Adam Cooper and others suggested that education needs to better mirror the nature of work on the ground: fast-paced, responsive, and often made up of several different activities.-
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