The employment history of day labourers in south africa and the income they earn-a case study of day labourers in pretoria

South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 458-471

  Blaauw, Derick ^a   Louw, Huma ^b   Schenck, Rinie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

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EID: 70349666320     PISSN: 10158812     EISSN: 22223436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajems.v9i4.1034     Document Type: Article

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