Abstract
Reducing poverty and its effects has always been a challenge in South Africa. Primarily, this is due to the rise of unemployment as well as the inequality that exists as a result of past injustice. A serious social risk African countries face is poverty,1 which makes it increasingly pertinent that social protection is provided to address issues related to poverty and vulnerability, particularly in the light of outh Africa‘s poor economic growth. The onset of the fourth industrial revolution in South Africa already is changing the way we live, so it is essential an investigation determine how its arrival will have an impact on poverty and how social protection measures can mitigate the impact. The concept of social protection is broad and is understood and interpreted differently in a variety of settings. Social protection is a human rights-based approach to social policy, which ensures people have access to basic services and social guarantees.2 It consists of ―social safety nets, or interventions that cushion the poor against production and consumption shocks, such as food aid for drought-affected farmers in subsistence-oriented communities‖. 3 Social protection is defined as ―Social protection is broader than social security...
LL.M. (Mercantile Law)