What is the union for the domestic workers?
SADSAWU
The South African Domestic Service and Allied Workers Union (SADSAWU) organizes, mobilizes, and educates individuals who are employed as domestic workers in South Africa, and continues to strive toward national and world-wide recognition as domestic workers who contribute toward building the global economy.
How can Sadsawu protect the rights of domestic workers?
SADSAWU provides services to South African domestic workers such as: Job training and workshops. Legal advocacy. Mediation.
Who are domestic workers in South Africa?
All workers have certain rights under the Constitution of South Africa and labour regulations. This is a summary of domestic workers’ rights in South Africa. A domestic worker is a gardener, driver or person who looks after children, the aged, sick, frail or disabled in a private household, but not on a farm.
How many domestic workers are there in South Africa?
900,000 domestic workers
According to the report, there are currently 900,000 domestic workers in South Africa. This number has declined following the COVID-19 pandemic that led to many domestic workers losing their jobs.
How much do domestic workers get paid a day?
Currently, domestic workers earn R19. 09 per hour, approximately R152. 72 per day, R763. 60 per week and R3308.
What union do cleaners belong to?
United Workers Union
That’s why we are fighting across the country to be respected for our vital role in keeping our country clean and hygienic. United Workers Union is our union for cleaners.
How much is a domestic worker salary?
The 2021 minimum wage, assuming 160 hours worked in a month, equated to R3,054 for domestic workers at R19. 09 an hour. In 2022, this will increase to R3,710 at R23. 19 an hour – an increase of 21.5%.
What is the minimum wage for domestic workers in South Africa 2020?
What happened to the South African domestic workers union?
Sadly, in 1998, this organization the South African Domestic Workers Union (SADWU) had to fold because of financial constraints. It must be noted, given that domestic workers are some of the least paid workers in the country that the union struggled to remain strong.
What is the role of Trade Unions in South Africa?
Simultaneously, workers must be given the freedom to inform their employer of their desire to join the union as well as to guarantee the universal recognition of domestic work as a valuable workforce in the modern economy. 1955: The Congress of South African Trade Unions is established.
Why do we need a Union for domestic workers?
SADSAWU therefore felt the need to create a strong and viable union for this sector, one of the most exploited, to ensure that not only were the rights and demands of domestic workers met but also to guarantee these vulnerable men and women a voice in the drafting of future labour legislation which will include this sector.