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The Changing Pattern of Segmentation in the South African Labour Market

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Wage trends in South Africa were influenced by apartheid labour market regulation and by market forces emanating from the growth process. Up until the mid-1980s, rising African wages were driven by rising skilled wages. From the mid-1980s onwards, this trend was reversed, with wage rates for Africans in much of manufacturing rising, especially for the least skilled. As this coincided with the rise in African trade union power, it is argued that these wage trends reflect the growing influence of trade unions on wage setting. This has resulted in a new form of segmentation in the South African labour market where the main cleavages are between the unionised and non-unionised parts of the formal sector, and between the formal and informal sectors.

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  • J Hofmeyr, 2000. "The Changing Pattern of Segmentation in the South African Labour Market," Studies in Economics and Econometrics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(3), pages 109-128, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rseexx:v:24:y:2000:i:3:p:109-128
    DOI: 10.1080/03796205.2000.12129279
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