Extension of social protection to self-employed workers: Re-considering the need and the possibilities in light of the Covid19 pandemic
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Date
2023
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University of the Western Cape
Abstract
The research examines the implementation of social protection for self-employed workers within
the context of South Africa. The paper argues that unlike formal employees, self -employed
workers are excluded from accessing many social protection schemes. This exclusion exists
despite the entrenchment of social security as a fundamental right in the Constitution. Factors
such as legal exclusion and administrative challenges hinder access to social protection for self -
employed workers. As a result, many self-employed workers have limited access, if any to social
protectionschemes. The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic deepened the negative effects of the
lack of coverage for self-employed workers and reaffirmed the need to include them under the
ambit of social protection measures.
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Magister Legum - LLM
Keywords
Covid-19, Public health, Labour law, Social security, South Africa