Investigating the subjective well-being of the informally employed: a case study of day labourers in Windhoek and Pretoria

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dc.contributor.authorVan Wyk, Anthonie
dc.contributor.authorBlaauw, Phillip
dc.contributor.authorSchenck, Rinie
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-06T12:53:10Z
dc.date.available2020-11-06T12:53:10Z
dc.date.issued2020-06-11
dc.description.abstractOrientation: Day labouring is becoming more frequent in developing countries. Long spells of unemployment and the uncertainty of informal wage employment impact negatively on the subjective well-being (SWB) of day labourers. Research purpose: The aim of the article was to investigate the level and possible determinants of the SWB of day labourers in Pretoria and Windhoek. Motivation for the study: Up to now, only one study has been carried out in South Africa on the SWB of day labourers and none in Namibia. This study aimed to start filling this gap in the literature. The choice of the two cities was based on their status as the capital cities of two countries that are both experiencing increasing numbers of day labourers. Research design, approach and method: A mixed-method research design and purposeful sampling were used to obtain representative samples. Data were sourced from comparable surveys amongst day labourers in the two cities between 2015 and 2017. Questionnaires with quantitative and qualitative sections were completed during structured interviews with 290 and 80 day labourers in Pretoria and Windhoek respectively. The ordinary least squares model and ordered-probit analysis were employed to analyse the data. Main findings: In Pretoria, the number of dependents, the living conditions and whether they had a full-time job before were all significant in explaining the SWB of the day labourers. In Windhoek, education levels, total days without food, staying with their families and being a foreigner were also significant. Practical/managerial implications: The needs of the informally employed must be addressed in the integrated development plans of municipalities and integrated with day labour worker centres. Contribution/value-add: This is the first study to analyse SWB amongst day labourers in Namibia and lays the foundation for future expanded studiesen_US
dc.identifier.citationVan Wyk et al. (2020). ‘Investigating the subjective well-being of the informally employed: a case study of day labourers in Windhoek and Pretoria’, Acta Commercii 20(1)en_US
dc.identifier.uri. https://doi.org/ 10.4102/ac.v20i1.825
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/5391
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherOASISen_US
dc.subjectInformal economyen_US
dc.subjectDay labourersen_US
dc.subjectSubjective well-beingen_US
dc.subjectInformal employmenten_US
dc.subjectWell-beingen_US
dc.titleInvestigating the subjective well-being of the informally employed: a case study of day labourers in Windhoek and Pretoriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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