The National Child Labour Action Programme for South Africa
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- 5.10.1Work in retail establishments, including informal
- 5.10.2Work in shebeens and liquor outlets
- 5.10.3 ‘Self employment’ as parking attendants or car washers
- 5.10.4Work in the taxi industry
5.10Retail and relatedThe retail and related sector includes accommodation establishments and fixing of motor vehicles. In the sectoral discussions, provision of services such as washing and guarding of cars, and services in the taxi industry were also included. For the sake of simplicity, all these activities are referred to as 'retail'. According to the SAYP, the retail industry has the second highest number of working children, regardless of the hour cut-off used. Thus 45% of working girls and 27% of working boys were in the wholesale and retail trade. Most of these children were working in informal rather than formal situations. Half of them were working without pay in a family business, such as a spaza shop. About one third worked for themselves and the remainder for someone else. Retail work was prioritised by only two of the nine provinces during consultation workshops. The sectoral workshop on the retail sector was also poorly attended. Work in retail and services is, however, clearly something that needs attention if the BCEA is to be taken seriously. A number of areas of specific concern emerged during workshops. These areas are discussed separately below, together with the proposed steps to be taken to address them. 5.10.1Work in retail establishments, including informalThe sectoral determination for the retail sector is meant to cover all retail establishments, big or small, formal or informal. In theory, coverage should include informal stalls and spaza shops. The Department of Labour is responsible for monitoring and policing the sectoral determination.
5.10.2Work in shebeens and liquor outletsThis is an area where particularly strong measures should be taken to stop such children under 18 years old from working. It exposes them to liquor and to potential abuse by patrons. Although the law prohibits children from selling or buying liquor, this provision is not enforced effectly.
5.10.3 ‘Self employment’ as parking attendants or car washers:This area will not be easy to address, as many of the children who are self-employed in this work are doing the tasks completely independently.
5.10.4Work in the taxi industryChildren work in the taxi industry as taxi washers, assistants and in related service occupations. As taxi assistants they often travel with taxis, handling payment. They sometimes also shout the taxi's destination when passing potential clients. Strong action should be taken to stop children working as taxi assistants as this often leads to their missing school. They are continuously exposed to the risk of accidents, sporadic high levels of violence in the taxi industry and selling drugs. Vehicle washers and assistants are often 'employed' by taxi drivers, who are themselves employees of taxi owners. The Minister of Labour is planning to introduce a sectoral determination for the taxi industry during 2003.
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