Izwi & CWAO launch podcast on Domestic Workers rights!
In the first episode of this series, Domestic Workers: Know your rights!, we address the painful issue of violence and harassment, at the...
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Izwi
Feb 3, 20232 min read
Workers Compensation for Domestic Workers: Landmark Victory is lacking Compliance
After a long battle in the courts, culminating in a powerful judgement at the Constitutional Court in March 2019, Domestic workers are...
Izwi
Feb 28, 20223 min read
DOMESTIC WORKERS FINALLY ENTITLED TO 100% OF NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE
Public statement by Socio-Economic Rights Initiative, Izwi Domestic Workers Alliance, South African Domestic and Allied Workers Union,...
Izwi
Jan 26, 20222 min read
Research Findings: Human Rights Violations in the Context of Live-in Domestic Work.
Download the report here. Live-in domestic workers in South Africa frequently find themselves in the terrible position of having to...
Izwi
Aug 16, 20212 min read
Everything you need to know about employing a domestic worker
SHIFTING THE CULTURE OF DOMESTIC WORK: New resource for employers aims to professionalise the domestic workplace. This women’s month,...
Izwi
Oct 9, 20204 min read
The Dangers of Domestic Work
Domestic Workers report shocking levels of gender-based violence at hands of employers New research report demonstrates high levels of...
Izwi
Apr 29, 20205 min read
Domestic workers pay a heavy price for employers’ non-compliance with labour law
In April 2020, Izwi Domestic Workers Alliance surveyed domestic workers to better understand how many were on unpaid leave, and how many...
Izwi
Sep 4, 20195 min read
Not much in minimum wage for vulnerable women to celebrate
A minimum wage of R20 an hour is a poverty wage; it is simply not enough to afford some workers a decent standard of living BUSINESS DAY,...
Izwi
Aug 3, 20181 min read
A new app professionalises domestic work
Edomestix is convinced that much of the friction between domestic worker and employers arises from unclear expectations and terms of...
Izwi
Jul 20, 20182 min read
DOMESTIC WORKER RIGHTS: A legal and practical guide.
The Socio-Economic Rights Initiative (SERI) recently launched a guide detailing the regulations and labour guidelines for domestic worker...
Izwi
Jul 20, 20181 min read
Employer given jailtime for assaulting domestic worker.
After verbally abusing and beating her unconscious, Cobus de Klerk begged Siyamthanda Dube not to go to the police. "What are you going...
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