In this article, we examine how remote gig workers in Africa exercise agency to earn and
sustain their livelihoods in the gig economy. In addition to the rewards reaped by gig …

Instead of dismissing labour as a product of the past, the study of labour has been revitalised
over the past two decades by approaches that emphasise the ability of organised labour to …

* Winner of the 2009 Distinguished Scholarly Monograph Prize, awarded by the American
Sociological Association Labor and Labor Movements section* Claims have been made on …

How does public transport work in an African city under neoliberalism? Who owns what in it?
Who has the power to influence its shape and changes in it over time? What does it mean to …

Only ten years ago, there were more internet users in countries like France or Germany than
in all of Africa put together. But much has changed in a decade. The year 2018 marks the …

This article argues that, as wage work has become more precarious, the importance of the
household in the livelihood strategies of precarious South African workers has increased …

This article assesses the political dynamics behind labour standards reform attempts and
their divergent outcomes in Lebanon and Tunisia during the neoliberal era according to a …

The growing precariousness of the working class and the declining significance of unions
has given rise to precarious politics: non-union struggles by insecurely employed and low …

This paper presents the results of research, which highlights the situation during the
pandemic in sectors characterised by low wages and a high turnover of workers. The …

This paper analyses the political organisation by informal transport workers, and their partial
achievements in claiming rights at work from employers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's …