When Covid-19 struck, the South African government declared some of the strictest lockdowns worldwide. The impact of lockdowns on the working classes was especially severe. Initially many workers were left with no income, leading to warnings that a pandemic of hunger may eclipse the deadliness...

During the apartheid era South Africa's internal migration was more or less determined by law. However, new patterns of internal migration have emerged with the democratisation of the country in 1994. These patterns were examined by means of a modified gravity model, which showed that the...

This report focuses on labour migration policy frameworks in a regional context. It provides an overview of global and regional standards and subsequently focuses on policy evolution in the Southern African regions. In particular, it deals with the set of policy frameworks regulating labour...

Domestic mobility restrictions to control the spread of COVID-19 are widespread in developing countries, and have trapped millions of migrant workers in hotspot cities. We show that bans can increase cumulative infections relative to a counterfactual sans restrictions. A SEIR model shows bans'...

Domestic mobility restrictions to control the spread of COVID-19 are widespread in developing countries, and have trapped millions of migrant workers in hotspot cities. We show that bans can increase cumulative infections relative to a counterfactual san restrictions. A SEIR model shows bans’...