Table 4 Working conditions in different types of informal work
Type of work | Conditions of work (N = 265) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Proportion in each category n (%) | Earning < R1000 monthly n (%) | Irregular working hours n (%) | Work 7 days per week n (%) | Paid monthly n (%) | Fixed wage n (%) | |
Domestic workers | 56 (21.1) | 12/56 (21.4) | 5/56 (8.9) | 1/56 (1.8) | 49/56 (87.5) | 36/56 (64.3) |
Home based workers | 49 (18.5%) | 25/49 (51.0) | 29/49 (59.2) | 28/49 (57.1) | 19/49 (37.8) | 1/49 (2.0) |
Employed in informal business | 116 (43.8) | 31/116 (26.7) | 20/116 (17.2) | 10/116 (8.6) | 84/116 (72.4) | 60/116 (51.7) |
Own account workers: Informal traders | 29 (10.9) | 10/29 (34.5) | 6/29 (20.7) | 10/29 (34.5) | 16/29 (55.2) | 3/29 (10.3) |
Own account workers: other | 15 (5.7) | 1/15 (6.7) | 4/15 (26.6) | 3/15 (20.0) | 8/15 (53.3) | 1/15 (6.7) |