Analyses the role of small, medium and microenterprises in generating employment. Covers trends from the 1980s to 2000s.

This study draws on the considerable amount of literature available on the small and artisanal mining sectors in Zimbabwe and examines the extent of the problem to determine if solutions can be found to the current conflict between employment and environment. It is hoped that the study will...

The study (which forms part of a series of ILO studies on Benin, Tunisia and Burundi) carried out during end of 1989 examines the regulatory barriers and their consequences on the growth of the informal sector in Zambia. It is based on a data analysis from various secondary sources and on a...

Examines the incidence of bonded labour in the mining industry. Focuses on the main issues of labour arrangements in the sector and the implications of these arrangements for those involved.