Abstract
ABSTRACT This paper investigates employment in Accra’s shopping malls. Drawing on 30 expert interviews and a survey of 409 mall workers, it finds that 31 per cent of new mall jobs were held by previously unemployed workers, constituting a 2 per cent reduction in metropolitan unemployment. Reflecting the role of flexibilisation and informalisation in shaping employment outcomes in Accra’s malls, the paper finds staff remuneration and other employment conditions are poor. The paper concludes by offering several policy recommendations, including that government exercise stronger oversight over the labour market, particularly over minimum wages, which this research shows are often not paid even to those in formal sector.
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