... is one of the countries that have the most precarious societies in developing nations due to the triple challenges of unemployment, poverty and inequality. As such, this paper investigates the impact of the pandemic on South African livelihoods. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses secondary...

...Lara-Zuzan Golesorkhi; Grace Fortson; Katherine Harder; Trevor Riedmann Refugees Gender Livelihoods COVID-19 United States Lara-Zuzan Golesorkhi can be contacted at: golesork@up.edu 29 07 2020 01 11 2020 17 11 2020 This commentary draws on a mixed-method...

... occupational, political-legal, economic and social dynamics are experienced differently by gender in a highly vulnerable segment of the urban informal economy, and explore gender differences in these workers’ coping strategies and the levels of action they develop to protect their livelihoods...

... their livelihoods with little, if any, shift over time towards the use of the formal economy in general and the market in particular. The outcome is a call for recognition and appreciation of the heterogeneous economic practices being used by households in East‐Central Europe and for greater consideration...