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Part of the groundbreaking Africa Now series, Africa's Informal
Workers explores the deepening processes of informalization and
casualization of work that are changing livelihood opportunities
and conditions in Africa and beyond. In doing so, the book
addresses the collectively organized responses to these changes,
presenting them as an important dimension of the contemporary
politics of informality in Africa. It goes beyond the usual focus
on household 'coping strategies' and individual forms of agency, by
addressing the growing number of collective organizations through
which informal 'workers' make themselves visible and articulate
their demands and interests. The emerging picture is that of a
highly diverse landscape of organised actors, reflecting the great
diversity of interests in the informal economy. This provides
grounds for tensions but also opportunities for alliance. The book
also explores the novel trend of transnational organizing by
informal workers, gathering case studies from nine countries and
cities across Sub-Saharan Africa, and from sectors ranging from
urban informal vending and service delivery, to informal
manufacturing, casual port work and cross-border trade.Africa's
Informal Workers is a vigorous and timely examination of the
changes in African livelihoods caused by deep and ongoing economic,
political and social transformations.
Part of the groundbreaking Africa Now series, "Africa's Informal
Workers" explores the deepening processes of informalization and
casualization of work that are changing livelihood opportunities
and conditions in Africa and beyond. In doing so, the book
addresses the collectively organized responses to these changes,
presenting them as an important dimension of the contemporary
politics of informality in Africa. It goes beyond the usual focus
on household 'coping strategies' and individual forms of agency, by
addressing the growing number of collective organizations through
which informal 'workers' make themselves visible and articulate
their demands and interests. The emerging picture is that of a
highly diverse landscape of organised actors, reflecting the great
diversity of interests in the informal economy. This provides
grounds for tensions but also opportunities for alliance. The book
also explores the novel trend of transnational organizing by
informal workers, gathering case studies from nine countries and
cities across Sub-Saharan Africa, and from sectors ranging from
urban informal vending and service delivery, to informal
manufacturing, casual port work and cross-border trade."Africa's
Informal Workers" is a vigorous and timely examination of the
changes in African livelihoods caused by deep and ongoing economic,
political and social transformations.
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