South Africa’s domestic workers are currently facing a cost-of-living crisis as well as a significant decline in mental health. This is according to a recent study which shows that although earnings for domestic workers increased by %5 year-on-year, living costs have risen by a worrying 15%.
The Vice Chairperson of Izwi Domestic Workers Alliance, Tshepiso Mphofe says the Alliance wants more domestic workers to have representation in Parliament. Someone here is supposed to fight the law. We’re supposed to sing this issue of domestic workers as a song. We are supposed to make it a song. We’re supposed to have more campaigns,” she says.
Mphofe adds that government departments such as the Labour Department need to assist domestic workers and enforce laws that will protect them. Household cutting back on domestic help: Tshepiso Mphofe.
Source: eNCA
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