Domestic workers in South Africa are under siege, with mounting pressures on all fronts.
Services platform Sweepsouth has published its latest Domestic Worker Survey for 2023.
Statistics South Africa’s latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) survey shows that hiring for domestic workers is still behind the levels of last year, despite an uptick in workers hired.
New data published by SweepSouth shows the devastating impact of emigration and semigration on domestic workers in South Africa.
Domestic workers in South Africa are still being severely underpaid - despite being brought up to 100% of the national minimum wage in 2022.