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This month domestic workers earned the national minimum wage after a long struggle for equalisation. “What we now need is enough follow-through,” says Pinky Mashiane, Founder and United Domestic Workers of South Africa. Read more…
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Can worker-owned co-operatives get a grip on the digital economy and contribute to helping our communities end their socio-economic struggles?
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“The minimum wage is a victory for ultra-low wage workers. We have an established floor where there was none before, and we can raise that floor and ensure that no worker is left behind,” says Trenton Elsely, Commissioner, National Minimum Wage Commission.
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The new minimum wage is R21.69 per hour, an increase of 4.5%. The minimum wage for domestic workers is still below the national wage at R19.09.
The new minimum wage is R21.69 per hour, an increase of 4.5%. The minimum wage for domestic workers is still below the national wage at R19.09.
The Solidarity Centre report looks at the incidence of occupational injury and illness among domestic workers in South Africa.
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At the mercy of their employers, domestic workers in South Africa have little legal recourse in cases of unfair and inhumane treatment.
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At the centre of a landmark court ruling last month was the rights of about a million domestic workers. Union leader, Pinky Mashiane (pictured, centre), says the road ahead is still long
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Domestic workers unions in South Africa have challenged the constitutionality of COIDA, which provides compensation to workers for occupational injuries, diseases and death but excludes domestic workers.
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Once ‘invisible’, she now fights for other domestic workers.
What will it take to end the challenges that devalue working women’s contribution to society?
A snapshot of the domestic work industry in South Africa.