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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,...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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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