Decent Work in the South African Macroeconomy: Who are The Winners and Losers?

Concerns related to the future of work has precipitated various studies aimed at ensuring that labour market is a place where people can earn living, in dignity, and flourish as human beings. Studies on inequalities how macroeconomic policies be used address such are also plentiful. What have often failed do, however, highlight differences between individuals market. This important, especially an economy with large inequalities, South Africa. These further entrenched given wage employment primary mode income generation for majority households The purpose this study was investigate changes quality microeconomic level relation macroeconomy, using decent index built from secondary force survey data. data show policy environment coincide differential outcomes different groups workers market, women benefitting terms during times which government undertakes expansionary fiscal approach, although only occupation male-dominated. finds, some groups, does not change shifts macroeconomy. highlights need analyses inform ensure expected distributed intended way.