All Outputs (6)

Employment patterns and conditions in Angola. A comparative analysis of the infrastructure construction sector and building materials industry. IDCEA Research Report (2019)
Report
Oya, C., & Wanda, F. Employment patterns and conditions in Angola. A comparative analysis of the infrastructure construction sector and building materials industry. IDCEA Research Report

Chinese firms and employment dynamics in Africa: A comparative analysis. IDCEA Synthesis Report (2019)
Report
Oya, C., & Schaefer, F. Chinese firms and employment dynamics in Africa: A comparative analysis. IDCEA Synthesis Report

Employment patterns and conditions in construction and manufacturing in Ethiopia: a comparative analysis of the road building and light manufacturing sectors. IDCEA Research Report (2019)
Report
Oya, C., & Schaefer, F. Employment patterns and conditions in construction and manufacturing in Ethiopia: a comparative analysis of the road building and light manufacturing sectors. IDCEA Research Report

Labour Regimes and Workplace Encounters between China and Africa (2019)
Book Chapter
Oya, C. Labour Regimes and Workplace Encounters between China and Africa. In A. Oqubay, & J. Y. Lin (Eds.), China-Africa and an Economic Transformation (239-262). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198830504.003.0012

This chapter explores labour outcomes and dynamics for Chinese FDI and infrastructure contractors through their encounters with workers, states, and labour institutions in Africa. The chapter critically assesses the most popular claims about job crea... Read More about Labour Regimes and Workplace Encounters between China and Africa.

Labour and rural poverty (2019)
Journal Article
Oya, C. (2019). Labour and rural poverty. Policy in Focus, 16(1), 11-13

Building an Industrial Workforce in Ethiopia (2019)
Book Chapter
Oya, C. (2019). Building an Industrial Workforce in Ethiopia. In F. Cheru, C. Cramer, & A. Oqubay (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the Ethiopian Economy (668-686). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198814986.013.33

This chapter provides an overview of the factors and dynamics involved in the creation and formation of an industrial workforce in an agrarian-based economy. The main argument is that the process of building an industrial working class is uneven, pro... Read More about Building an Industrial Workforce in Ethiopia.