There’s a threatening scenario in which the African labour markets of the future will, even more so than today, become urban, precarious and informal ones. This has been the case particularly when workers’ parties and unions were able to gain new freedoms and better wages. The availability of these jobs has accelerated urbanisation, increased the demand for urban services and sometimes led to socio-political and economic pluralism. This has led to the industrialisation of cities and the creation of jobs in export-oriented, urban factories. In Europe and parts of Asia, an increase in agricultural productivity and expansion of state education and health services have often been accompanied by a strategic industrial and trade policy protecting those nations’ markets. The manufacturing sector remains stuck at around 10 per cent of GDP. The sequence of industrialisation and urbanisation known in Europe and parts of Asia is nowhere to be seen in Africa and, in an age of automation and increasing trade conflicts, probably not possible. Urbanisation without jobs for the increasing number of city dwellers presents the continent with ever greater challenges. When a worker falls ill, often she will soon be in debt. Incomes vary from day to day and are usually far below the minimum wage. To have trade union representation in these sectors is particularly difficult.
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The typical city dweller in Lagos or Nairobi is not a textile worker, but rather a hawker selling imported second-hand shirts or a domestic worker with an average salary of less than three US dollars a day or an Uber driver who has to hand over 25 per cent of his income to a Silicon Valley company. By contrast, the national and international elite often live in closed-off compounds protected by private security services.Ĭrucially, urbanisation in Africa is taking place in the absence of a structural transformation of the economy. In Kenya’s capital Nairobi, for example, over 60 per cent of the population live in informal settlements that account for less than 10 per cent of the city area. The majority live in informal settlements and work in precarious conditions, mostly in the informal sector, without employment contracts and social security. Urbanisation thus constitutes one of the greatest transformations facing Africa in the 21st century.ĭespite the diversity of the African continent however, it’s so far mostly ‘unjust’ cities that people are moving to. There are numerous reasons for this: climate change, violent conflicts and the hope of finding work or education, although this list could easily be extended. By 2040, the majority of Africans will be living in cities. (Please heed all construction and warning signs when utilizing trails.In the next 25 years, Africa’s urban population is set to double. Trinity Strand Trail upon its completion. This entire system will also connect to the There are future plans to connect this trail to the Santa Fe Trestle Trail near 8th Street and Corinth Street once all construction projects in the area are completed. The 4.6 mile trail is perfect for hiking and biking.
The Trinity Skyline Trail is a hard surface trail with alignments bringing visitors close to the Trinity River in the Dallas Floodway and featuring spectacular views of downtown Dallas.
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