How might a national minimum wage affect the employment of youth in South Africa?

Patel, Leila; Khan, Zoheb; Englert, Thomas

doi:10.1080/0376835x.2018.1552556

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“…These respondents expressed a general sentiment of the difficulty of finding employment. The underlying reasons included lack of qualifications, work experience and network connectionssimilar to what other studies reported (Patel et al, 2020). According to respondents, to deal with this frustration, a majority of young people, particularly males, flock to local taverns to share beers or other alcoholic drinks.…”

Section: Perspective Of Unemployed Youth Who Are Not and Have Never Been Members Of Zfscmentioning

confidence: 92%

“…According to De Lannoy et al (2018), the increases are mostly driven by increased discouragement among young people regarding seeking employment. This discouragement is associated with the cost of seeking work and lack of qualifications, skills and work experience, including a lack of social networks (Patel et al, 2020).…”

Section: Figure 1 Youth Unemployment In South Africa From 2000-2016mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Why do agricultural co-operatives fail to attract youth and create rural employment? Evidence from a case study of Zanokhanyo in Butterworth, Eastern Cape

Zantsi¹

2021

S Afr. Jnl. Agric. Ext.

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In the National Development Plan, cooperatives and agriculture development are identified as possible solutions for addressing rural poverty and unemployment, especially among the youth. However, according to most research/literature, agricultural cooperatives fail for many reasons, including but not limited to lack of capital, incompetent management and organizational deficiencies. This study applied a qualitative analysis to the qualitative data using a case study of Zanokhanyo Food Security Cooperative (ZFSC) in Ndabakazi, Butterworth. Interviews with the project members, ex-members, extension officers and youth were conducted through a semi-structured questionnaire administered in IsiXhosa. According to the results, lack of intensive production resulting in very low incomes is one of the reasons why projects such as ZFSC fail to attract young people and provide employment for rural people. Agricultural extension advisory services play a very limited role because of their generalist approach; they lack depth of knowledge about diverse agricultural subject areas. This study recommends that agricultural extension and the farmers’ support system be improved by employing or outsourcing specialists to cater to the needs of agricultural cooperatives in order to improve the productivity and income of agricultural cooperatives.

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Section: Perspective Of Unemployed Youth Who Are Not and Have Never Been Members Of Zfscmentioning

confidence: 92%

Section: Figure 1 Youth Unemployment In South Africa From 2000-2016mentioning

confidence: 99%

Why do agricultural co-operatives fail to attract youth and create rural employment? Evidence from a case study of Zanokhanyo in Butterworth, Eastern Cape

Zantsi¹

2021

S Afr. Jnl. Agric. Ext.

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“…South Africa's labour law rigidity is a constraint to first time employment seekers (Bernstein, 2014). The youth labour market is plagued by persistently increasing unemployment levels as one in three young people is not a labour force participant (Stats SA, 2018), while those who participate are confronted by different labour market challenges, such as low pay, poor working conditions and the like (Patel, Khan & Englert 2018). Lack of experience and long-term unemployment remain critical drivers of youth unemployment in South Africa, however, these issues are not just unique to South Africa's labour market, they are evident in many developing countries (ILO, 2019;Biavaschi et al, 2013).…”

Section: Overview Of the South African Youth Labour Marketmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…According to Patel et al (2018) daily constraints such as living and transport expenses are among the reasons young people are unemployed and not looking for employment. Individuals at community level are unable to effectively search for employment in remote and underdeveloped areas further from the so called "economic hubs" due to financial constraints, this presents a challenge to the youth who cannot afford to buy data or visit an internet café (Mlatsheni, 2007;Smith, 2011).…”

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Why Are They Not Looking for Employment? A South African Youth Perspective

Mncayi¹,

Mdluli²

2019

Proceedings of the 52nd International Academic Conference, Barcelona

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It is with no doubt that unemployment, particularly among young people remains one of the most contentious issues confronting the global economy. This is not unique to South Africa as twenty-five years into democracy, unemployment remains one of the most persistent challenges with the official unemployment rate at 29 percent (one of the highest in the world) from 27.6 percent in the first quarter of 2019. The youth remain the most vulnerable with stubbornly high unemployment rates of 56.4 percent for those in the 15-24 age category and 35.6 percent for those between the ages of 25-34, and if they are working, mostly are in low quality paying and temporary employment. The fact that poverty and inequality have continued to rise, despite considerable improvements and policy strives the country has made post-apartheid, has raised questions about the country's ability to create jobs and most importantly about the factors behind the youth's reasons for not searching for employment. Using data collected through the 2019 second quarterly labour force survey by Statistics South Africa with a sample size of 4 544 unemployed youth respondents, the study made use of descriptive analysis and cross tabulations to explore the South African youth's perception of the reasons why are they not looking for employment, over and above the reasons why they are unemployed. A chi-square test was used to further determine whether there are significant differences in the responses. It is believed that understanding these perceptions will perhaps provide a clear root cause to the issue which can assist with the implementation of adequate policies and may explain the effort or lack in young people's endeavours to address their situation. The findings of the study were statistically significant at the 0.01 significance level, and prove the necessity to create conditions for sustainable employment opportunities, which will be augmented by a growing economy. The findings of the study provide valuable insights within the context of South Africa as a developing country and more so, from the view point of the supply side of the youth labour market.

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“…Youth unemployment has been on the rise in many countries in the world despite the efforts that have been made by different governments in order to improve the economic wellbeing of the youth, persons aged 15-24 years (United Nations 2008). Africa is among the continents that have faced high youth unemployment rate as one of the greatest development challenges (Anywanu 2013), and if not solved is expected to cause persistent poverty (Patel et al 2020). Most African countries lack inclusive economic growth that contributes to the reduction youth unemployment (van Niekerk 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

The effects of foreign direct investment on youth unemployment in the Southern African Development Community

Mkombe

Tufa²,

Alene³

et al. 2020

Development Southern Africa

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This paper examines the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on youth unemployment in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region using panel data from the World Bank World Development Indicators for the period 1994-2017. Results from the Feasible Generalized Least Squares (FGLS-Parks) technique show that FDI has an insignificant effect on reducing youth unemployment in the SADC region. This could be because the type of FDI in the region is partly mergers and acquisitions, which has fewer jobs creating capacity compared to Greenfield investment. This suggests the need for governments in the region to pursue labour-absorbing FDI policies and also ensure that foreign investment inflows are channelled towards labourintensive sectors that have high labour absorptive capacity such as horticulture and floriculture.

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How might a national minimum wage affect the employment of youth in South Africa?

Cited by 23 publications

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Why do agricultural co-operatives fail to attract youth and create rural employment? Evidence from a case study of Zanokhanyo in Butterworth, Eastern Cape

Why do agricultural co-operatives fail to attract youth and create rural employment? Evidence from a case study of Zanokhanyo in Butterworth, Eastern Cape

Why Are They Not Looking for Employment? A South African Youth Perspective

The effects of foreign direct investment on youth unemployment in the Southern African Development Community

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