{"id":29772,"date":"2013-01-14T12:07:27","date_gmt":"2013-01-14T10:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=29772"},"modified":"2013-01-14T13:17:01","modified_gmt":"2013-01-14T11:17:01","slug":"every-sa-employee-has-three-dependants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/29772\/every-sa-employee-has-three-dependants\/","title":{"rendered":"Every SA employee has three dependants"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every working person in South Africa supports themselves and an average of three people, the SA Institute of Race Relations<\/a> said on Monday (14 January).<\/p>\n

A survey conducted by SAIRR showed that the general dependency had dropped among South Africans in the past 15 years, however Africans remained the racial group with the highest dependent average.<\/p>\n

“Dependency among Africans has come down significantly from a high of nearly six people depending on every employed person in 1997 to just over three in 2012.<\/p>\n

“Nevertheless, with high levels of unemployment …dependency [of Africans] on the employed is still much higher than for other races,” said Lucy Holborn<\/a>, research manager at the institute.<\/p>\n

The report, to be released next week showed that in 1994 there were 3.8 people dependent on every employed person, a figure which had fallen to 2.8 by 2012.<\/p>\n

These figures included those officially unemployed, those who choose not to work, and those too young or old to work.<\/p>\n

Holborn said there were significant racial discrepancies in levels of dependency.<\/p>\n

Among the African population there were 3.2 people dependent on every employed person, among coloured people 2.1, among Indians 1.7, and among white South Africans 1.4.<\/p>\n

She said given that median monthly earnings for Africans were about a third of what they are for whites, and that Africans on average supported more non-working dependants, it was not surprising that the country was witnessing strikes for higher wages.<\/p>\n

“However, the demanded wage increases are unlikely to significantly dent the poverty and poor living conditions…<\/p>\n

“Therefore, while higher wages may ease frustrations in the short term, fuller employment is the only long-term solution to poverty and poor living conditions,” said Holborn.<\/p>\n

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