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Youth, Livelihoods, and Complex Realities in a Former Migrant Labour Reserve in North-western Zimbabwe

Youth, Livelihoods, and Complex Realities in a Former Migrant Labour Reserve in North-western... This paper explores youth livelihoods and dynamics of livelihood building in a former migrant labour reserve in north-western Zimbabwe. Drawing on primary research, it argues that these are mediated by a complex range of socio-economic, natural, and historical factors, both at the household and society levels. The empirical results show that opportunities for livelihood for rural-based youth are extremely constrained, with subsistence production and off-farm jobs not remitting, thus reaffirming the general stereotype of the rural not being a place of employment. In particular, it shows how household resources and background, and social networks, either augment or constrain youth opportunities, and demonstrates the centrality of the historical dynamics of a worker-peasantry, and the relationship between this and agriculture. It is thus cautious about the effect of youth policies in these rural societies, which were labour reserves, if they ignore social realities and culture (born of deeply embedded historical processes that guide young’s definitions and understandings of employment). http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Applied Youth Studies Springer Journals

Youth, Livelihoods, and Complex Realities in a Former Migrant Labour Reserve in North-western Zimbabwe

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Abstract

This paper explores youth livelihoods and dynamics of livelihood building in a former migrant labour reserve in north-western Zimbabwe. Drawing on primary research, it argues that these are mediated by a complex range of socio-economic, natural, and historical factors, both at the household and society levels. The empirical results show that opportunities for livelihood for rural-based youth are extremely constrained, with subsistence production and off-farm jobs not remitting, thus reaffirming the general stereotype of the rural not being a place of employment. In particular, it shows how household resources and background, and social networks, either augment or constrain youth opportunities, and demonstrates the centrality of the historical dynamics of a worker-peasantry, and the relationship between this and agriculture. It is thus cautious about the effect of youth policies in these rural societies, which were labour reserves, if they ignore social realities and culture (born of deeply embedded historical processes that guide young’s definitions and understandings of employment).

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Journal of Applied Youth Studies – Springer Journals

Published: Sep 1, 2022

Keywords: Labour reserve; Livelihoods; Livelihood building; Social realities; Youth; Zimbabwe

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