What has been happening to Internal Labour Migration in South Africa, 1993 - 1999?
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2003-04
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University of Cape Town
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Development and Poverty Research Unit Working Paper Development Policy Research Unit Working Paper 03/074
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This paper attempts to redress the lack of research into temporary labour migration at a national level in South Africa. Using the 1993 Project for Statistics on Living Standards and Development and the 1995, 1997 and 1999 October Household Surveys, we explore three broad areas: the extent of labour migration over the period 1993 to 1999; the characteristics of migrant workers and how these have changed over time; and the economic ties that labour migrants have maintained with their households of origin.
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Posel, D., Casale, D. 2003-04. What has been happening to Internal Labour Migration in South Africa, 1993 - 1999?. Development and Poverty Research Unit Working Paper Development Policy Research Unit Working Paper 03/074. University of Cape Town.