Paratransit labour and regulatory compliance.

dc.contributor.authorOmmeh, M.
dc.contributor.authorMcCormick, Dorothy
dc.contributor.authorMitullah, W.
dc.contributor.authorOrero, R.
dc.contributor.authorChitere, P.
dc.contributor.editorBehrens, Roger.
dc.contributor.editorCameron, Bill.
dc.contributor.editorFroschauer, Pauline.
dc.contributor.emailsaramital@yahoo.comen_US
dc.contributor.otherSouthern African Transport Conference (32nd : 2013 : Pretoria, South Africa)
dc.contributor.otherMinister of Transport, South Africa
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-04T09:50:23Z
dc.date.available2014-02-04T09:50:23Z
dc.date.created2013-07-08
dc.date.issuedJuly 2013en_US
dc.descriptionThis paper was transferred from the original CD ROM created for this conference. The material was published using Adobe Acrobat 10.1.0 Technology. The original CD ROM was produced by Document Transformation Technologies Postal Address: PO Box 560 Irene 0062 South Africa. Tel.: +27 12 667 2074 Fax: +27 12 667 2766 E-mail: nigel@doctech URL: http://www.doctech.co.zaen_US
dc.description.abstractPaper presented at the 32nd Annual Southern African Transport Conference 8-11 July 2013 "Transport and Sustainable Infrastructure", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa.en_US
dc.description.abstractMatatu transport which is a form of paratransit in Kenya provides employment directly and indirectly to institutions and individuals. The sector mainly offers direct employment to drivers and conductors. These two are conceptualised to constitute paratransit labour. Indirectly, it offers work to vehicle assemblers; graphic designers; mechanics; insurance companies and petrol stations. Unlike previous studies which were based on a quantitative methodology, this paper takes a qualitative approach from the perspective of paratransit owners in an effort to explore how the terms of employment of paratransit labour affect regulatory compliance. The findings demonstrate the terms of employment such as the job responsibilities i.e. the minimum target and customer relations; working hours and breaks; and remuneration affect how paratransit labour behaves and interacts with other road users by increasing ridership through competitive behaviour that leads to violation of traffic regulations. Efforts by Government to enhance paratransit labour regulatory compliance should not focus on introducing tougher penalties but addressing the problem of corruption by traffic police and target setting by owners.en_US
dc.description.librarianmv2014en_US
dc.format.extent8 p.en_US
dc.format.mediumPDFen_US
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-920017-62-0
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/33262
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofSATC 2013en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries2A_Ommeh_Paratransiten_US
dc.rightsUniversity of Pretoriaen_US
dc.subjectParatransiten_US
dc.subjectParatransit Kenyaen_US
dc.subjectMatatu transporten_US
dc.subject.lcshTransportationen_US
dc.subject.lcshTransportation -- Africaen_US
dc.subject.lcshTransportation -- Southern Africaen_US
dc.titleParatransit labour and regulatory compliance.en_US
dc.typePresentationen_US

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