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Women migration livelihoods and the "fallacy" of the "migrants as a burden to state coffers" : the case of Ghanaian women in the hair care industry in the city of Pretoria
Dissertation (MSocSci)--University of Pretoria, 2017.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/67852 Women migration livelihoods and the "fallacy" of the "migrants as a burden to state coffers" : the case of Ghanaian women in the hair care industry in the city of Pretoria Thebe, Vusilizwe salo_marie@yahoo.com Odhiambo, Salome Unrestricted UCTD Dissertation (MSocSci)--University of Pretoria, 2017. Since 1994 the number of migrants to South Africa has significantly increased and there has been a growing population of economic, female migrants in and around the country's big cities. At the same time, with the increase in migration there has been an increase in xenophobic attitudes amongst local South Africans towards migrants from other African countries which has led to violent clashes in recent years. Negative perceptions about migrants are a key issue fueling xenophobic attitudes in the country. In many cases, migration is an economic strategy taken by individuals to improve their financial well-being and has the potential to benefit both receiving and sending countries. Migrants who move to South Africa for work and income earning opportunities are often wrongly classified as being a burden to the state while their positive contributions to the country are neglected and this has the potential to fuel xenophobia. This study challenges the idea of migrants as a burden to the state by studying a particular group of women migrants in South Africa with the aim of revealing them to be positive contributors to their industry and the South African economy. The research questions are answered through an ethnographic study of the lives and economic activities of Ghanaian women migrants in the hair care industry of South Africa. The study carries important lessons for society and the government by showing the potential that immigrants have to promote development in both sending and receiving countries and the value of countering xenophobia in South Africa. On this basis, it is recommended that key strategies are undertaken to safeguard migrants and encourage community education and integration amongst local and foreign populations. Political Sciences MSocSci Unrestricted 2018-12-05T08:05:36Z 2018-12-05T08:05:36Z 2009/05/18 2017 Dissertation Odhiambo, S 2017, Women migration livelihoods and the "fallacy" of the "migrants as a burden to state coffers" : the case of Ghanaian women in the hair care industry in the city of Pretoria, MSocSci Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/67852> S2018 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/67852 en © 2018 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Unrestricted UCTD Women migration livelihoods and the "fallacy" of the "migrants as a burden to state coffers" : the case of Ghanaian women in the hair care industry in the city of Pretoria |
| title | Women migration livelihoods and the "fallacy" of the "migrants as a burden to state coffers" : the case of Ghanaian women in the hair care industry in the city of Pretoria |
| title_full | Women migration livelihoods and the "fallacy" of the "migrants as a burden to state coffers" : the case of Ghanaian women in the hair care industry in the city of Pretoria |
| title_fullStr | Women migration livelihoods and the "fallacy" of the "migrants as a burden to state coffers" : the case of Ghanaian women in the hair care industry in the city of Pretoria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Women migration livelihoods and the "fallacy" of the "migrants as a burden to state coffers" : the case of Ghanaian women in the hair care industry in the city of Pretoria |
| title_short | Women migration livelihoods and the "fallacy" of the "migrants as a burden to state coffers" : the case of Ghanaian women in the hair care industry in the city of Pretoria |
| title_sort | women migration livelihoods and the fallacy of the migrants as a burden to state coffers the case of ghanaian women in the hair care industry in the city of pretoria |
| topic | Unrestricted UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/67852 |