The Future of Work(ers) Programme is an interdisciplinary research group. We conduct cutting-edge research on the changing nature of work and its implications for inequality in the global South; promote research collaborations amongst Southern scholars; and shape national, regional and global policy agendas at the national level through public engagement.
Future Works: Eastern and Southern Africa
A global research network committed to a more sustainable and inclusive world of work, with a focus on women and youth. The hub for Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) is coordinated by SCIS in collaboration with the Centre for Researching Education and Labour and the International Labour Organization.
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Social citizenship, income redistribution, and the changing world of work
How does social welfare, citizenship, and labour legislation intersect to reproduce the capitalist state and what does this means for the lived experiences of working-age adults in a changing world of work?
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An economic policy for informal traders in Gauteng
This project, a partnership between Women in Informal Employment Globalising and Organising (Wiego) and SCIS, investigates the role of economic policy for informal traders. While economic policy is usually conceived at the macro level to achieve coun
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